Nakamura Jakuemon IV

Nakamura Jakuemon IV (四代目 中村 雀右衛門, Yodaime Nakamura Jakuemon) (20 August 192022 February 2012)[1] was a Japanese kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance.

Nakamura Jakuemon IV in a 1954 film still.

Biography

In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure.[2]

Filmography

Further reading

  • Beautiful boys/outlaw bodies: devising Kabuki female-likeness, 2005, By Katherine Mezur
  • Nakamura Jakuemon IV: The Art of Onnagata Acting, 2005, by Rei Sasaguchi

References

  1. "歌舞伎俳優の中村雀右衛門さん死去 91歳". Asahi Shimbun Digital. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. "人間国宝の女形、中村雀右衛門さんが死去". MSN Sankei News. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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