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Real name: Nakamura Kôji Guild: Narikomaya Line number: HACHIDAIME (VIII) Birthday: 31 August 1965 Connections: Great-grandfather: Nakamura Utaemon V Grandfather: Nakamura Fukusuke V Father: Nakamura Shikan VII Brother: Nakamura Fukusuke IX Brother-in-law: Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII Sons: Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III, Nakamura Utanosuke IV Career: May 1970: he made his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, playing under his real name in the play "Mukashi Banashi Momotarô". April 1980: Nakamura Kôji took the name of Nakamura Hashinosuke III at the Kabukiza, playing roles of the naked warrior, Tezuka no Tarô and the priest Shûron in the dramas "Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu", "Onna Shibaraku" and "Renjishi". January 1982: revival at the National Theatre of "Zôhiki", a bombastic play in the aragoto style belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Hashinosuke played the role of Funakata Kôza [casting]. April 1986: Hashinosuke played for the first time the prestigious role of the warrior Taira no Tomomori in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was staged at the National Theatre. August 1990: revival at the Kabukiza of the kaidanmono "Kaidan Chibusa no Enoki"; Hashinosuke played the role of Isogai Namie [casting]. June 1991: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Hagiwara Yukio's dance-drama "Sakuragawa"; Hashinosuke played the role of the Isobedera Temple head Chikukei [casting]. January 1994: Hashinosuke played for the first time the bombastic role of Soga Gorô in the drama "Ya-no-Ne", which was staged at the Asakusa Kôkaidô. May~June 1994: first edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which was staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon and recreates the atmosphere of the Edo koshibai and brings the actors closer to the audience. The play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" was coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; Hashinosuke played the role of Tamiya Iemon [more details]. August~September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Hashinosuke played the role of Issun Tokubê [more details]. September 1998: third edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu"; Hashinosuke plays (in turns with Nakamura Kankurô) the roles of Satsuma Gengobê or Sasanoya Sangorô [more details]. September 1999: revival at the Minamiza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Ogasawara Sôdô"; Hashinosuke played the roles of Okada Ryôsuke and Ogasawara Tôtômi-no-Kami [casting]. September 2000: his two sons Nakamura Kunio and Nakamura Muneo made their first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza. June 2001: 4th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Sannin Kichisa"; Hashinosuke played the role of Obô Kichisa [more details]. June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Hashinosuke played the role of Issun Tokubê [more details]. July 2004: Fifth edition of the Heisei Nakamuraza, staged abroad for the first time; Nakamura Kankurô and his troupe, which included Hashinosuke, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô and Nakamura Shichinosuke, performed in Boston (8~10 July, Cutler Majestic Theatre), New York City (17~25 July, Lincoln Center) and Washington DC (28 July, Warner Theater). In Boston and Washington, the troupe performed the dances "Bô Shibari" and "Renjishi". In New York, an Edo 545-seat traditional theater was built within the Lincoln Center and the troupe performed in the great Kamigata drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" [more details]. June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII) with the production of "Sakura Hime"; Hashinosuke played the roles of the priest Seigen and Tsurigane Gonsuke [more details]. November 2005: tôshi kyôgen revival at the National Theatre of the drama "Ehon Taikôki"; Hashinosuke played the role of Takechi Mitsuhide [casting]. March~April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production (in two different programs) of "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan"; Hashinosuke played the roles of Tamiya Iemon or Tamiya Iemon/Oshioda Matanojô [more details]. June 2007: 8th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Sannin Kichisa"; Hashinosuke played the role of Obô Kichisa [more details]. July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July) and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July); Hashinosuke played in New York the roles of a priest and Jinzaburô in "Renjishi" and "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". He also played in Washington the role of Musashibô Benkei in "Kanjinchô" [more details]. May~June 2008: first Heisei Nakamuraza tour in Europe, in Berlin at the The House of World Cultures (Germany) from the 14th to the 21st of May 2008 and in Sibiu (Rumania) from the 29th of May to the 1st of June 2008 for the International Theatre Festival; Hashinosuke played the role of Issun Tokubê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" [casting]. June 2008: 9th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Hashinosuke played the role of Issun Tokubê [more details]. January 2009: revival at the National Theatre of "Zôhiki", a bombastic play in the aragoto style belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Hashinosuke played the role of the priest Gazenbô [casting]. July 2009: 10th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki [more details]. September 2009: Heisei Nakamuraza in Nagoya [more details]. June 2010: 11th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki [more details]. July 2010: Heisei Nakamuraza in Matsumoto [more details]. October 2014: the October Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza commemorated the 26th anniversary (27th memorial service) and the 2nd anniversary (3rd memorial service) of late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII and late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII [more details]. October 2016: Nakamura Hashinosuke III and his three sons Nakamura Kunio, Nakamura Muneo and Nakamura Yoshio took the names of Nakamura Shikan VIII, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III and Nakamura Utanosuke IV at the Kabukiza; the new Shikan played the roles of Banzuiin Chôbê and Kumagai Jirô Naozane in "Kiwametsuki Banzui Chôbê" and "Kumagai Jin'ya" [more details]. November 2016: Nakamura Shikan VIII, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III and Nakamura Utanosuke IV celebrated their second month of shûmei at the Kabukiza; the new Shikan played the roles of the parent shishi and Sasaki Moritsuna in "Renjishi" and "Moritsuna Jin'ya" [more details]. January 2017: Nakamura Shikan VIII, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III and Nakamura Utanosuke IV celebrated their shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza; the new Shikan played the roles of Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki, Musashibô Benkei and the young master Yorozuya Kinnosuke in "Ishikiri Kajiwara", "Kanjinchô" and "Kari no Tayori" [more details]. March 2017: Kabuki performances in the People's Republic of China in Beijing from the 18th to the 20th of March 2017 at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the heart of the Tianqiao District; Shikan played the roles of Satô Tadanobu (in reality the fox Genkurô) and Tanbaya Hachiemon in "Torii Mae" and "Fûin Giri" [more details]. June 2017: Nakamura Shikan VIII, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III and Nakamura Utanosuke IV celebrated their shûmei in Fukuoka at the Hakataza; the new Shikan played the roles of Matsuômaru, Kôchiyama Sôshun and the parent shishi in "Kurumabiki", "Kôchiyama" and "Renjishi" [more details]. July 2017: Nakamura Shikan VIII and two of his three sons, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV and Nakamura Fukunosuke III, celebrated their shûmei in the eastern provinces; Shikan played the role of Kumagai Jirô Naozane in "Kumagai Jin'ya" [more details]. September 2017: Nakamura Shikan VIII and two of his three sons, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV and Nakamura Fukunosuke III, celebrated their shûmei in the western provinces; Shikan played the role of Kumagai Jirô Naozane in "Kumagai Jin'ya" [more details]. December 2017: Nakamura Shikan VIII and his three sons, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke III and Nakamura Utanosuke IV, celebrated their shûmei in Kyôto at the ROHM Theatre; Shikan played the roles of Tokaiya Ginpei (in reality the warrior Taira no Tomomori) and Chôbê in "Tokaiya"/"Daimotsu no Ura" and "Bunshichi Mottoi" [more details]. April 2018: Nakamura Shikan VIII and two of his three sons, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV and Nakamura Fukunosuke III, celebrated their shûmei at the Kanamaruza; Shikan played the roles of Sôgorô and Sasaki Takatsuna in "Sakanaya Sôgorô" and "Kamakura Sandaiki". He also played a minor role in "Sayaate" [more details]. July 2018: Nakamura Shikan VIII and two of his three sons, Nakamura Hashinosuke IV and Nakamura Fukunosuke III, celebrated their shûmei in the central provinces; the new Shikan played the role of the sakan Chôbê in "Bunshichi Mottoi" [more details]. Comments: Nakamura Shikan VIII is an outstanding tachiyaku actor, who was born in a family of onnagata stars. His art and physical appearance remind us of the prestigious ancestors of his clan, like Nakamura Shikan IV or Nakamura Utaemon IV.
Nakamura Shikan VIII in a print made by Lynn Matsuoka The Nakamura Hashinosuke line of actors The Nakamura Shikan line of actors |
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