Nakamura Nakazo III

Japanese actor
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Also known as: Maizuru-ya
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Also called:
Maizuru-ya
Born:
1809, Edo [Tokyo]
Died:
Dec. 24, 1886, Tokyo (aged 77)

Nakamura Nakazo III (born 1809, Edo [Tokyo]—died Dec. 24, 1886, Tokyo) was a Kabuki actor who specialized in playing villains. He was the son of a female dancer of the Shigayama school and began his career performing at the Nakamura-za (Nakamura Theatre). His 1853 performance of Komori Yasu in Yowa nasake ukina no yokogushi was so widely acclaimed that he continued to play the role throughout his career. Because Nakamura was not particularly handsome, he often played older male villains and jitsuaku (“inveterate rogues”—not necessarily unsympathetic characters). He helped to teach some of the great actors of his time, including ...(100 of 110 words)