| Nakamura Utaemon V | |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Parents: | Nakamura Shikan IV (adoptive father) |
| Spouse: | Tama Kawamura |
| Children: | Nakamura Fukusuke V (son) Nakamura Utaemon VI (son) |
| Relatives: | Nakamura Shikan VII (grandson) Nakamura Fukusuke IX (great-grandson) Nakamura Shikan VIII (great-grandson) Nakamura Kankurō VI (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Shichinosuke II (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Kōtarō VI (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Hashinosuke IV (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Fukunosuke III (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Utanosuke IV (great-great-grandson) Nakamura Kantarō III (great-great-great-grandson) Nakamura Chōzaburō II (great-great-great-grandson) |
was a Japanese kabuki performer and "dean of kabuki actors at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo".[1] He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.[2]
Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.[3]
Utaemon V was the artistic heir of Nakamura Utaemon IV. He was born in the fifth 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.[4]
In a long career, he played many roles; but he was best known for his oyama or onnagata roles.[1]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Nakamura Utaemon VI, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 7 works in 7 publications in 2 languages and 20+ library holdings.[8]