NAKAMURA KYÔJÛRÔ
   
FOUR GENERATIONS
Nakamura Kyôjûrô I
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Nakamura Kyôjûrô I was a disciple of Nakamura Shingorô I. As an actor, he performed as a tachiyaku in Kyôto at the beginning of the 1720s. He quickly became a choreographer and stopped acting.

Nakamura Kyôjûrô II
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career in a troupe of travelling actors and was spotted by Nakamura Tomijûrô I. He became his disciple and received the name of Nakamura Tomiyo. He made his debut in ôshibai in the 11th lunar month of 1776, becoming tachiyaku and taking the name of Nakamura Kyôjûrô II in Kyôto, performing in the kaomise drama "Saiwai Gura Manpô no Irifune", which was produced by Ogurayama Toyosaki at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater. His last recorded performance was in the 11th lunar month of 1789, in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai, where he played the roles of Oka Genjûrô and Fukakusa no Shôshô in the dramas "Keisei Chigo-ga-Fuchi" and "Yosooi Rokkasen". This young actor excelled in yatsushigoto and his final ranking in the 1st lunar month of 1790 in the Ôsaka hyôbanki was jô-jô-hankichi (superior - superior - half excellent) [visual].

There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Nakamura Kyôjûrô II in kabuki21.com.

Nakamura Kyôjûrô II in an illustration from the book "Santo Yakusha Omokage Zukushi", which was published in Ôsaka by Yamatoya Kaemon in 1784

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Nakamura Kyôjûrô III
 

Date of birth unknown. Son of Nakamura Noshio II and younger brother of Nakamura Noshio III. He served his apprenticeship within his family to become a wakaonnagata. His first stage name was Nakamura Kinzô II. He became tachiyaku in 1808 and took the name of Nakamura Kyôjûrô III. He traveled to Edo in Winter 1817, following the actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Bandô Jûtarô. In the 3rd lunar month of 1817, he played at the Kiriza the roles of Hayakawa Takakage and Ôisoya Denza in the dramas "Shinbutai Megumi no Ishizue" and "Azuma Kagami Soga Sewagoto". He went back to Kamigata in Fall 1817 but unfortunately died in Ôsaka in the 11th lunar month of 1817.

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Nakamura Kyôjûrô IV
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career in Ôsaka miyaji shibai at the end of the 1790s as a disciple of the actor Nakamura Ichizô. His first stage name was Nakamura Kichijirô. He took the names of Nakamura Koichi II and Nakamura Kyôjûrô IV, the former in 1812 in Kyôto and the latter in 1828 in Ôsaka. He most likely died at the beginning of the 1830s. He was a travelling and koshibai actor and never performed in ôshibai.

 
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