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was a Japanese kabuki performer and an artistic director of the Kabuki-za in Tokyo.〔Strom, Stephanie. (''Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki" ), ''New York Times.'' April 4, 2001.〕 He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.〔Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). 〕 Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.〔Kurkup, James. ( "Nakamura Utaemon VI," ) ''The Independent'' (London). April 6, 2001.〕 The name Utaemon indicates personal status as an actor. Such a title can only be assumed after the death of a previous holder, under restrictive succession conventions.〔Scott, Adolphe C. (1999). 〕 Utaemon VI was the son of Nakamura Utaemon V.〔While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).〕 The actor's name was Fujio Kawamura when he was born in the sixth generation of a line of famous Kabuki actors.〔 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.〔 The name Utaemon VI was formally proclaimed in a 1951 ceremony at the Kabuki theater in Tokyo.〔Trumbull, Robert. ( "Kabuki Theatre Elevates Actor In Traditional Japanese Rites," ) ''New York Times.'' April 12, 1960.〕 ; Lineage of Utaemon stage names * Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791) 〔Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). 〕 * Nakamura Utaemon II (1752–1798) 〔Leiter, Samuel L. (2002). 〕 * Nakamura Utaemon III (1778–1838) 〔 * Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798–1852) 〔 * Nakamura Utaemon V (1865–1940) 〔(''Utaemon Nakamura" ), ''New York Times.'' September 11, 1940.〕 * Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917–2001) In a long career, he acted in many kabuki plays; but he was best known for his oyama roles.〔 ==Living National Treasure== In 1968, the government of Japan designated him a Living National Treasure, which was a title acknowledging him as a "bearer of important intangible cultural assets."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nakamura Utaemon VI」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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