Born in 1768. He was the elder son of the actor Yoshizawa Ayame IV. He made his first stage appearance in the 1st lunar month of 1777, in Edo at the Ichimuraza, where he received the name of Yoshizawa Tsurumatsu and performed in the new year drama "Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga". He took the name of Yoshizawa Kichijûrô II in the 11th lunar month of 1782 at the Ichimuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Ise Heiji Eika Goyomi". He achieved a great success the following year in the same theater by performing in the soga matsuri dance. He was adopted by Nakamura Nakazô I and took the name of Nakamura Mansaku in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Kiriza, performing in the kaomise drama "Jûni Hitoe Komachi Zakura". Nakamura Nakazô I and his adopted son respectively took in the 11th lunar month of 1785 the respective names of Nakayama Kojûrô VI and Nakamura Nakazô at the Nakamuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Yuki Motsutake Furisode Genji". The new Nakazô did not keep his new name more than a year: Nakayama Kojûrô VI and Nakamura Nakazô took back their previous names, Nakamura Nakazô I and Nakamura Mansaku, in the 11th lunar month of 1786 at the Kiriza, performing in the kaomise drama "Mutsu no Hana Izu no Hataage". As a consequence of this failure, he was not acknowledged as a member of the Nakamura Nakazô line of actors. He took the name of Nakayama Kojûrô VII in the 11th lunar month of 1788 at the Nakamuraza, performing in Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Tôzumô Hana no Edokata". He gave up acting in 1791 and became choreographer at the Nakamuraza, teaching dance under the name of Shigayama Mansaku IX. He died the 29th day of the 9th lunar month of 1798 ^[1].

Born the 30th November 1935. He was the great-grandson of Nakamura Tomijûrô III and the grandson of Ichikawa Dan'emon II. He started his career as heyago of the actor Ichikawa Sanshô V, who gave him the name of Ichikawa Tarô. He made his first stage appearance in October 1951 in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza, where he performed in the drama "Genji Monogatari". He became a disciple of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII and took the name of Nakamura Kangorô XIII in May 1970 at the Kabukiza, playing the role of Magohachi in the drama "Numazu". He finally took the prestigious name of Nakamura Nakazô V in April 1989 at the Kabukiza, playing the role of Shundô Genba ^[2] and the bantô Tasuke in the dramas "Terakoya" and "Kamiyui Shinza" ^[3]. He unfortunately held this name only for two years and almost a half as he appeared on stage for the last in September 1991, in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza, where he played the role of Sakata Kinzaemon in the drama "Yudono no Chôbê". He died the 8th of December 1992. He was a talented supporting tachiyaku actor.

Real name	Yagô
Nakamura Shôtarô	Maizuruya

Date of birth unknown. Disciple of Sanogawa Jûkichi II, he started his career in Ôsaka around 1759 in koshibai venues, performing under the name of Sanogawa Mankichi. He joined Arashi Kichisaburô I and received the name of Arashi Nakazô ^[4] around 1775. The following year, he became a disciple of Nakamura Iwazô, who gave him the name of Nakamura Nakazô I. He made almost all his career in hama shibai, from the Tenmei era to the Kansei era. He was a tachiyaku actor, specialized in jitsugotoshi and budôgoto roles. He most likely died around 1815. He was the father of Nakamura Nakazô II and the master of Nakamura Yaozô.

Haimyô	Yagô
Suchô	Himejiya

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Nakamura Nakazô I, he started his career under the name of Nakamura Ryûzô. He took the name of Nakamura Nakazô II after the death of his father. He performed in hama shibai as a tachiyaku, jitsuaku or fukeyaku.

Haimyô	Yagô
Suchô	Himejiya, Izutsuya

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career in Ôsaka in koshibai venues, performing under the name of Onoe Tokujirô ^[5]. He was adopted by Nakamura Nakazô II and took the name of Nakamura Nakazô III during the Bunka era, after the death of his adoptive father. He never performed in ôshibai.

Haimyô	Yagô
???	Himejiya

The actor Nakamura Kashichi IV held the name of Nakamura Nakazô IV from the 1st lunar month of 1848 to the 10th lunar month of 1853.