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Kichiemon Nakamura II
Acting
22 May 1944
† 28 Nov 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Nakamura Kichiemon II (born May 22, 1944 ) is a Japanese actor, kabuki performer and costume designer. Nakamura Kichiemon is a formal kabuki stage name. The actor's grandfather first appeared using the name in 1897; and Nakamura Kichiemon I continued to use this name until his death. Kichiemon I was the maternal grandfather of Kichiemon II. 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 accomplish...
Also Known As
中村吉右衛門, 中村吉右衛門 (2代目), 中村万之助, Man'nosuke Nakamura, Mannosuke Nakamura
























