Nakamura Kantarō II
| Nakamura Kankurō VI 六代目 中村 勘九郎 |
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| Born |
Masayuki Namino 31 October 1981 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Nakamuraya |
| Spouse(s) | Ai Maeda |
Nakamura Kankurō VI (六代目 中村 勘九郎? Rokudaime Nakamura Kankurō) (b. 31 October 1981) is a Japanese kabuki, television, and film actor. Born Masayuki Namino (波野 雅行? Namino Masayuki), he is the eldest son of actor Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, and brother to Nakamura Shichinosuke II.
Kankurō is a member of the acting guild Nakamura-ya and son of the celebrated Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII. His younger brother, Shichinosuke II, also currently performs kabuki. Their family can trace their lineage back, within the kabuki world, at least seven generations, to Onoe Kikugorō III and Ichimura Uzaemon XI, who performed in the early 19th century. As is the case with the names of all kabuki actors, "Nakamura Kankurō" is a yagō or stage name.
Kankurō made his first appearance on stage at the age of two, in a kokata monk role at the Kabuki-za. He formally received the name Nakamura Kantarō II at the age of six, playing alongside his younger brother as the title characters in Kadon de futari Momotarō ("The Two Momotarō Leave Home") at the Kabuki-za.
The year 2000 marked the 12th anniversary of the death of Kankurō's grandfather, actor Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII. Kankurō enjoyed the honor of playing the role of the elder shishi in the commemorative lion dance performance. The following year, he performed in the Renjishi lion dance, along with his brother and father, as part of a New Year's celebration. A temporary stage was set up on the beach at Naruto, near Tokyo.
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