| NAKAMURA MANJU |
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Real name: Ogawa Mitsuharu Dancer name: Fujima Kanzaburô Guilds: Yorozuya [1], Harimaya [2] Birthday: 26 April 1955 Connections: Great-great-grandfather: Nakamura Karoku I Great-grandfather: Nakamura Karoku III Grandfather: Nakamura Tokizô III Father: Nakamura Tokizô IV Brother: Nakamura Kinnosuke II Sons: Nakamura Tokizô VI, Nakamura Mantarô Grandson: Nakamura Baishi V Career: 12 July 1959: his grandfather Nakamura Tokizô III died. April 1960: he made his first appearance on stage, at the Kabukiza, where he received the name of Nakamura Baishi III and played in the dramas "Komochi Yamanba" and "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". 28 January 1962: his father Nakamura Tokizô IV died. October 1971: Baishi changed his yagô from Harimaya to Yorozuya in a special program at the Kabukiza commemorating the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of his grandfather Nakamura Tokizô III. April 1977: revival at the Meijiza of Katsu Genzô II's drama "Kimi-wa-Fune Nami no Uwajima"; Baishi played the role of Kariya [casting]. June 1981: great shûmei at the Kabukiza for the Yorozuya guild; Nakamura Yonekichi IV, Nakamura Baishi III, Nakamura Mitsuteru and Ogawa Mikihiro respectively took the names of Nakamura Karoku V, Nakamura Tokizô V, Nakamura Kashô III and Nakamura Shidô II. The new Tokizô played the roles of Omiwa and Takigawa in the dramas "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and "Kozaru Shichinosuke". July 1981: revival at the Kabukiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Hitori Tabi Gojûsan Tsugi"; Tokizô played the role of Princess Shigenoi [casting]. January 1983: revival of "Nanatsu Men" at the National Theatre; Tokizô played the role of Shigetada's sister Princess Kinugasa, in reality Kagekiyo's daughter Hitomaru [casting]. January 1984: revival at the National Theatre of the play "Sankai Nagoya"; Tokizô played the role Princess Man'yo [casting]. January 1986: revival at the National Theatre of the rarely-staged drama "Uwanari", belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Tokizô played the role of the mekake Minazuki (Saburô's second wife) [more details]. June 1989: Tokizô plays for the first time the role of the shirabyôshi Hanako in the great dance "Kyôganoko Musume Dôjôji". January 1990: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Otomi in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi"; the role of Yosaburô was played by Onoe Kikugorô. December 1990: Tokizô played in Kyôto at the Gion Kaburenjô the role of Osome in the drama "Toribeyama Shinjû"; the role of Hankurô was played by Onoe Kikugorô. March 1991: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of the spirit of a lion and the courtesan Shiratama in "Aioi Jishi" and "Sukeroku". April 1991: Tokizô played at the Kanamaruza the roles of Ohaya and Shizuka Gozen in "Hikimado" and "Yoshinoyama". June 1991: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Princess Sarashina (in reality the demon of Mount Togakushi), Oyone and Obun in "Momijigari", "Kurayami no Ushimatsu" and "Ninjô Ura Nagaya". July 1991: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Kozue in "Ishikiri Kajiwara". October 1991: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Tonami in "Terakoya". November 1991: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Shizuka Gozen in the "Torii Mae" and "Yoshinoyama" scenes of "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". January 1992: Tokizô played at the Asakusa Kôkaidô the roles of a courtesan (in reality the spirit of a Lion) and the courtesan Michitose in "Hanabusa Shûjaku no Shishi" and "Naozamurai"; the role of Michitose's lover Naojirô in the latter play was performed by Bandô Yasosuke. February 1992: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the roles of Tokiwa Gozen, the Wisteria Maiden, Oshin and Otomi in "Ichijô Ôkura Monogatari", "Fuji Musume", "Arakawa no Sakichi" and "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi". April 1992: Tokizô played at the Kanamaruza the roles of Shigenoi and Okaru in "Shigenoi Kowakare" and "Gion Ichiriki Jaya". May 1992: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Fuji-no-Kata in "Kumagai Jin'ya". January 1993: Tokizô played for the first time the role of Oginoya Yaegiri in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Komochi Yamanba", which was staged at the Asakusa Kôkaidô. July 1993: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Osono in "Keya-mura"; the role of Rokusuke was played by Ichikawa Danjûrô. September 1993: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the roles of Omine and Onnadayû in "Kaidan Botan Dôrô" and "Kakubei to Onnadayû". November 1993: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Oshichi and Okane in "Shôchikubai Yushima no Kakegaku" and "Ômi no Okane". December 1993: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Princess Minazuru in "Kikubatake". January 1994: Tokizô played at the Asakusa Kôkaidô the role of a courtesan and Matahei's wife Otoku in "Mitsu Ningyô" and "Domo Mata"; the role of Matahei was played by Bandô Yasosuke. March 1994: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the leading role of the dance "Kagami Jishi". April 1994: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of the Wisteria Maiden in the dance "Fuji Musume". June 1994: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Omiwa, Otoki and Konami in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Yudono no Chôbê" and "Michiyuki Tabiji no Yomeiri". December 1994: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Otatsu in "Shibahama no Kawazaifu". March 1995: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Yae in "Ga no Iwai"; the role of Sakuramaru was played by Nakamura Kankurô. April 1995: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Orie in the rare revival of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Kesakake Matsu Narita no Riken". May 1995: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the role of Ohana in "Toribeyama Shinjû". June 1995: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Eshima in "Genroku Chûshingura". July 1995: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Omitsu in "Nozakimura". November 1995: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Onna Namazu (literally the "Catfish Woman"), the little girl coming back from school, Awa-no-Naishi and Oriku in "Shibaraku", "Tenaraiko", "Kenrei Mon'in" and "Ranpei Monogurui". December 1995: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Odai in "Nozarashi Gosuke". January 1996: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Princess Taema in "Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura"; the role of the wicked priest Narukami was played by Ichikawa Danjirô. February 1996: tour in Italy; Tokizô played the role of Chidori in "Shunkan". April 1996: Tokizô played at the Misonoza the roles of Princess Taema, the little girl coming back from school and Otoku in "Narukami", "Tenaraiko" and "Domo Mata". November 1996: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Koganosuke in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". December 1996: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the roles of Tonami and Ohama in "Terakoya" and "Sakanaya Sôgorô". June 1997: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Ofune in "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi". February 1998: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of the courtesan Shiradama in "Sukeroku". March 1998: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Okaru in "Kanadehon Chûshingura". April 1998: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Nureginu and Okyô in "Jusshukô" and "Ichijô Ôkura Monogatari". May 1998: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Odai and Okuni in "Nozarashi Gosuke" and "Okuni to Gohei". June 1998: Tokizô played at the Mitsukoshi Gekijô the spirit of the heron in the dance "Sagi Musume". July 1998: Tokizô played at the Shôchikuza the roles of Otoku and Kozue in "Domo Mata" and "Ishikiri Kajiwara". October 1998: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Ohaya, Otoki and Mayumi in "Hikimado", "Yudono no Chôbê" and "Naniwa no Ashi". November 1998: Tokizô played at the Shôchikuza the roles of Osayo and Oshichi in "Hana Kiri Iroha" and "Shôchikubai Yushima no Kakegaku". December 1998: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the roles of Princess Taema and the courtesan Ôiso no Tora in "Narukami" and "Uirô Uri". January 1999: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Kozue in "Ishikiri Kajiwara". March 1999: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Ohatsu in "Kagamiyama Kokyô no Nishikie". April 1999: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Komaki in the dance "Chô no Michiyuki"; the role of Sukekuni was played by Nakamura Baigyoku. June 1999: Tokizô played at the Hakataza the roles of Otomi, Omatsu and Akaboshi Jûzaburô in "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi", "Koi Minato Hakata no Hitofushi" and "Shiranami Gonin Otoko". July 1999: Tokizô played on tour in the Eastern provinces the roles of the courtesan Yûgiri and Ohaya in "Yoshidaya" and "Hikimado". September 1999: Tokizô played on tour in the Western provinces the roles of the courtesan Yûgiri and Ohaya in "Yoshidaya" and "Hikimado". October 1999: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the roles of Sasaki Katsuranosuke and Umezu Kamon's wife Katsuragi in "Oto ni Kiku Tenjiku Tokubê". November 1999: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Ashikaga Yorikane in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". December 1999: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the roles of Satsuki and Otoku in "Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome" and "Domo Mata". January 2000: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of the courtesan Chitose in "Kuruwa Sanbasô". February 2000: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Fuji-no-Kata in "Kumagai Jin'ya". March 2000: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Yae in "Ga no Iwai"; the role of Sakuramaru was played by Onoe Kikugorô. April 2000: Tokizô played at the Misonoza the roles of Omiwa, Otoki, Makiginu and Agemaki in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Yudono no Chôbê", "Kenuki" and "Kurotegumi Sukeroku". June 2000: Tokizô played at the Hakataza (Fukuoka) the role of Osome in "Toribeyama Shinjû"; the role of Hankurô was played by Nakamura Baigyoku. Tokizô also played the role of Ohama in "Sakanaya Sôgorô". July 2000: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Shigenoi in "Shigenoi Kowakare". October 2000: revival at the National Theatre of the play "Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezôji"; Tokizô played the role of Oguri Hangan. November 2000: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Kozue in "Ishikiri Kajiwara". December 2000: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Mikuniya Kojorô in "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki". January 2001: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of a shirabyôshi in the dance "Shirabyôshi no Hana no En". February 2001: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Onaka in "Megumi no Kenka". March 2001: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Osome in the drama "Toribeyama Shinjû"; the role of Hankurô was played by Matsumoto Kôshirô. April 2001: Tokizô played at the Kanamaruza the roles of Omitsu and Ofune in "Nozakimura" and "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi". May 2001: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Okon in "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba". June 2001: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Oginoya Yaegiri and Oshin in "Komochi Yamanba " and "Arakawa no Sakichi". October 2001: Tokizô played at the Misonoza the roles of Yasuna and Otomi in "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami" and "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi". November 2001: Tokizô performed at the Kabukiza in "Miyajima no Danmari". December 2001: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the role of the shirozake seller Shinbê in "Sukeroku Sakura no Futae Obi". January 2002: revival at the National Theatre of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Koharunagi Okitsu Shiranami", which has not been played in its full length since 11th lunar month of 1864; Tokizô played the role of the female thief Funadama Osai [casting]. February 2002: Tokizô played at the Hakataza the roles of Ofune, Okoma and Onaka in "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi", "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi" and "Megumi no Kenka". March 2002: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Otsuta in "Ippon Gatana Dohyô Iri". April 2002: Tokizô played at the Kanamaruza the roles of Otomi and Princess Nowake/the ghost of Hôkaibô in "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" and "Futa Omote Mizu ni Terutsuki". May 2002: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of a princess and an oiran in "Suô Otoshi" and "Hanshichi Torimonochô". June 2002: Tokizô played at the Hakataza the roles of the spirit of the puppet and Satsuki in "Kyô Ningyô" and "Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome". July 2002: Tokizô played on tour in the central provinces the role of the spirit of the Heron in "Sagi Musume". September 2002: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Omino and a female fox in "Sasaki Takatsuna" and "Meoto Gitsune". October 2002: Tokizô played at the Misonoza the roles of Osono, Ôiso no Tora and Otatsu in "Keya-mura", "Kotobuki Soga no Taimen" and "Shibahama no Kawazaifu". November 2002: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of the koshimoto Magaki in "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". December 2002: Tokizô played at the Minamiza the role of Omiwa in the michiyuki "Michiyuki Koi no Odamaki"; the roles of Motome and Princess Tachibana were played by Bandô Mitsugorô and Onoe Kikunosuke. January 2003: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Ohaya in "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki". February 2003: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Yasuke (in reality Koremori) in "Sushiya"; the role of Osato was played by Nakamura Kaishun. April 2003: Tokizô played at the Kanamaruza the roles of Princess Taema and Ojô Kichisa in "Narukami" and "Sannin Kichisa Tomoe no Shiranami". June 2003: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Otomi in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi"; the role of Yosaburô was played by Nakamura Baigyoku. July 2003: Tokizô played at the Shôchikuza the roles Yasuke (in reality Koremori), Otoki and the courtesan Miyokichi in "Sushiya", "Onna Date" and "Meigetsu Hachiman Matsuri". September 2003: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Osono in "Keya-mura"; the role of Rokusuke was played by Nakamura Baigyoku. October 2003: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Koman and Naonobu in "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" and "Kinkakuji"; his stage partners in the former play were Matsumoto Kôshirô (Gengobê) and Onoe Kikugorô (Sangorô). November 2003: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Koharu and Kichisaburô in "Kawashô" and "Shôchikubai Yushima no Kakegaku". December 2003: Tokizô played at the National Theatre the role of Otama in "Nikai Gasa Yagyû Jikki". January 2004: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Izayoi in "Izayoi Seishin"; the role of Seishin was played by Ichikawa Shinnosuke. February 2004: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Osono and a keisei in "Keya-mura" and "Karisome no Keisei"; the role of Rokusuke in the former play was performed by Nakamura Kichiemon. March 2004: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Okinoi in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". May 2004: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the role of Teruha in "Shibaraku". June 2004: Tokizô played at the Hakataza the roles of Bandô Eiji, Nureginu and Komurasaki in "Edo Miyage", "Jusshukô" and "Sono Kouta Yume mo Yoshiwara". July 2004: Tokizô played at the Shôchikuza the roles of Chidori, a heavenly maiden and Toyotomi Hideyori in "Shunkan", "Hagoromo" and "Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu". September 2004: Tokizô played at the Misonoza the roles of Fujitsubo and Sagami in "Genji Monogatari" and "Kumagai Jin'ya". October 2004: Tokizô played at the Kabukiza the roles of Fuji-no-Kata, Okaji and the courtesan Michitose in "Kumagai Jin'ya", "Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami" and "Naozamurai"; the role of Michitose's lover Naojirô in the last play was performed by Onoe Kikugorô. January 2008: revival at the National Theatre of Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Komachi-mura Shibai no Shôgatsu"; Tokizô played the roles of Ono no Komachi and Goromata's wife Otsuyu [more details]. March 2009: Kabuki adaptation by the famous stage director Ninagawa Yukio of Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night", which was entitled "Ninagawa Jûniya", from the 24th to the 28th of March 2009 in London (UK) at the Barbican Theater; Tokizô played the role of Princess Oribue (Olivia) [more details]. The same play was staged with the same casting in June 2009 at the Shinbashi Enbujô and in July 2009 at the Shôchikuza. September 2009: short Kabuki tour in Monaco for the Naritaya guild; Tokizô played the role of Princess Taema in the drama "Narukami" [more details]. January 2010: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei's long-forgotten drama "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko", which was revised and entitled "Asahi-ni Kagayaku Kin no Shachihoko"; it was staged to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the establishment of the city of Nagoya; Tokizô played the roles of Kakinoki Kinsuke's mother Muraji and Ishidani Kachizaemon's nyôbô Sonoo [more details | casting]. Spring 2010: Tokizô received the Purple Ribbon Medal (Shiju Hôshô in Japanese), one of the six japanese medals of honor awarded by the Japanese Government to deserving citizens. January 2014: premiere at the National Theatre of "Sanzen Ryô Haru no Komahiki", a revival of Tatsuoka Mansaku's 1794 drama "Keisei Haru no Tori"; Tokizô played the roles of the nakai Oichi (in reality Tsuchiya Shôsuke's wife Otani) and Mashiba Chikuzen-no-Kami Hisayoshi [more details]. March 2014: Tokizô played for the first time in his career the role of Otomi in Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Musume Gonomi Ukina no Yokogushi", in Tôkyô at the National Theatre; the role of Yosaburô was played by Nakamura Kinnosuke. November 2014: the Annual Festive Face-Showing Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza commemorated the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of the passing away of Matsumoto Hakuô I. His two sons, Matsumoto Kôshirô and Living National Treasure Nakamura Kichiemon, were the zagashira [more details]. January 2019: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei I's 1779 drama "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; this Otowaya-powered revision was entitled "Himeji-jô Oto-ni Kiku Sono Ishizue"; Tokizô played the roles of Ikuta Hyôgonosuke and the Momonoi kôshitsu Kinuta-no-Mae [casting | more details]. June 2024: great shûmei at the Kabukiza for the Yorozuya guild; Nakamura Tokizô V and Nakamura Baishi IV respectively took the names of Nakamura Manju and Nakamura Tokizô VI [more details]. Manju played the roles of Yamanba and the craftsman Motome (in reality Fujiwara no Tankai) in "Yamanba" and "Mikasayama Goten". It was also the hatsubutai of Manju's grandson Nakamura Baishi V and Nakamura Shidô II's sons Nakamura Haruki and Nakamura Natsuki. Manju has said that he came up with the name Manju himself, which contains the ideogram 'man' which can be read either man or yorozu (Yorozuya being the yagô of his family). Manju was also one important era of the Heian period. The first year of the Manju era was 1024, 1000 years ago, and this year 1024 was a kôshi year, the 'wood rat year', the first year of a cycle of sixty years in the Japanese traditional zodiac. Tokizô's family has a strong attachment to the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac and the sexagenarian cycle. Comments: Nakamura Manju is a talented onnagata and nimaime actor. "Tokizô's timing and poise are always a pleasure to watch and his precise, delicate execution of the little details" (Paul M. Griffith). Nakamura Manju's best roles: Omiwa ("Imoseyama Onna Teikin"), Otomi ("Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi"), Princess Taema ("Narukami"), Kozue ("Ishikiri Kajiwara"), Otoki ("Yudono no Chôbê"), Osono ("Keya-mura") and Osome ("Toribeyama Shinjû"). |
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Nakamura Manju playing the role of Omiwa the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" (print made by Yamamoto Hisashi) The Nakamura Baishi line of actors The Nakamura Tokizô line of actors |
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