, better known as , is a Japanese actor, bassist, and composer. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Ogikubo High School and later graduated from

Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music is a junior college A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupa ...

. Nakamura also has relatives who are kabuki actors. *Great-grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon II. *Grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon III. *Father: Nakamura Umenosuke IV. His trade name is and debuted in 1965. Nakamura learned about kabuki and modern theater at the Zenshinza troupe. His initial name was . Nakamura took on the name of his great-grandfather Baijaku in 1980 during the 50th Anniversary Performance of Zenshinza and became "Baijaku II". At the final performance of ''Otose'' in 2007, Nakamura announced he was leaving Zenshinza and turning freelance. ''Asahi.com (

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)'' (September 12, 2007)

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