was a Japanese kabuki performer. He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region. Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations. Life and career Utaemon III was the natural son of Nakamura Utaemon I. In 1782, his father presented the name Utaemon II to a favored apprentice; but the name was later retrieved (or abandoned) in 1790. Then the name was bestowed on his son, who kept it and later passed it on to his son who became Utaemon IV. 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. Lineage of Utaemon stage names Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791) Nakamura Utaemon II (1752-1798) Nakamura Utaemon III (1778–1838) Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798–1852) Nakamura Utaemon V (1865–1940) Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917–2001) In a long career, he acted in many kabuki plays, including the role of Seno-o no Tarō in the September 1824 production of Heike Nyōgo-ga-shima at Osaka Sumi-za. Selected works In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Nakamura Utaemon VI, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10+ works in 10+ publications in 1 language and 30+ library holdings. 1936 — OCLC 037048749 See also Shūmei References Bibliography Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ; OCLC 238637010 __. ( 2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. ; ; OCLC 182632867 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301 Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan. London: Allen & Unwin. OCLC 622644114 Further reading Akatsuki, Kanenari and Ashikuni Asayama. (1819). OCLC 047907807 External links Waseda University, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Nakamura Utaemon III as Ohatsu Kabuki actors 1778 births 1838 deaths People from Osaka Male actors from Osaka