Nakamura Utaemon Nakamura Utaemon III

Background

Utaemon III was the natural son of Nakamura Utaemon I. In 1782, his father presented the name Utaemon II to a favored apprentice. But the name was later retrieved (or abandoned) in 1790.

Career

Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations. Lineage of Utaemon stage names Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791) Nakamura Utaemon II (1752-1798) Nakamura Utaemon III (1778–1838) Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798–1852) Nakamura Utaemon V (1865–1940) Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917–2001) In a long career, he acted in many kabuki plays, including the role of Seno-o no Tarō in the September 1824 production of Heike Nyōgo-ga-shima at Osaka Sumi-za.

Achievements

• In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.

Membership

He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.