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is a Japanese
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and film and television actor. Born , he is a ''
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'' actor (kabuki actor who plays male roles) like his father
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII , was a Japanese people, Japanese actor active in kabuki, other forms of live theatre, television and television commercial, commercials. Kanzaburō was a versatile actor whose credits include farce, period pieces and Shin Kabuki. Lineage Kanz ...
and his younger brother Nakamura Shichinosuke II.


Names and lineage

Kankurō is a member of the acting guild Nakamura-ya. His family has performed kabuki going back to
Onoe Kikugorō III was a Japanese kabuki actor, the first and among the most famous ''kaneru yakusha'', a type of actor who performs a wide variety of roles. This is in contrast to the vast majority of kabuki actors, who specialize in only playing women, heroes, v ...
and
Ichimura Uzaemon XI (1791-11 July 1820) was a ''zamoto'' (theatre owner-manager) of the Ichimura-za kabuki theatre in Edo, Japan. Like many ''zamoto'', he was raised in a kabuki family and trained to be an actor, but rarely actually appeared on stage. Names and li ...
, who performed in the early 19th century.


Life and career

Kankurō also works in television and film. In 2004, he played
Tōdō Heisuke was a samurai of Japan's late Edo period who served as the eighth unit captain of the Shinsengumi. His full name was ''Tōdō Heisuke Fujiwara no Yoshitora''. Background Tōdō was from Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). Very little is known abo ...
in the
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''
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''. He starred in the 2001 Japanese film ''
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'' and the 2009 film ''
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'', in which he played the monk
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.


Filmography


Films

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'' (2001), Yohei Izumi *''
Zen Zen (; from Chinese: ''Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka phil ...
'' (2009),
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*''
The Kiyosu Conference is a 2013 Japanese period comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Mitani a year prior, itself a reference to the real-life (''Kiyosu Kaigi'') held on June 27, 1582, the first joint politi ...
'' (2013),
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*''
Sanada 10 Braves is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan by Shochiku and Nikkatsu on September 22, 2016. Plot Cast *Nakamura Kankurō VI as Sarutobi Sasuke *Tori Matsuzaka as Kirigakure Saizō *Yuko Oshi ...
'' (2016),
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*''
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'' (2017), Isao Kondō *'' Gintama 2'' (2018), Isao Kondō *'' Pocket Monsters the Movie: Coco'' (2020), Zarude (voice)


Television

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Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto (actor), Koji ...
'' (2004),
Tōdō Heisuke was a samurai of Japan's late Edo period who served as the eighth unit captain of the Shinsengumi. His full name was ''Tōdō Heisuke Fujiwara no Yoshitora''. Background Tōdō was from Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). Very little is known abo ...
*''Aka Medaka'' (2013),
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII , was a Japanese people, Japanese actor active in kabuki, other forms of live theatre, television and television commercial, commercials. Kanzaburō was a versatile actor whose credits include farce, period pieces and Shin Kabuki. Lineage Kanz ...
*''
Idaten Skanda (), also known as Weituo () and Idaten (Japanese: 韋駄天), is a Mahayana bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who protects the teachings of Buddhism. He is also sometimes called in the Chinese tradition " ...
'' (2019), Shiso Kanakuri *''Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi'' (2021), Nakamura Nakazo I *''
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu. The series is the 62nd NHK ''taiga'' drama. Cast Starring role *Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu **Waku Kawaguchi as Matsudaira Takechiyo (young Ieyas ...
'' (2023), Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu and Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyotada


See also

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Nakamura Kanzaburō Nakamura Kanzaburō is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Nakamura family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family. Kanzaburō, like other actors' names, is bestowed (or given up) at gran ...


References


External links


Nakamura-ya Official Site (Japanese)Nakamura Kankurō VI at Kabuki21.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Kankuro 6 Kabuki actors 1981 births Living people Male actors from Tokyo Nakamuraya Namino family 21st-century Japanese male actors Taiga drama lead actors Horikoshi High School alumni