Nakamura Kaisha I (初代中村魁車: January 1914 to March 1945) (actor 12/21/1875 – 03/13/1945)

Alternate names: Keiso (poetry name - 桂荘)
Nakamura Naritarō I (初代中村成太郎: 10/1881 to 12/1913)

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Biography:

This actor held this name from January 1914 until he died in the bombing of Osaka in 1945.

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"Nakamura Kaisha was a leading pre-World War II Kamigata actor, able to perform both onnagata and tachiyaku roles, who co-starred Nakamura Ganjirō I, Nakamura Jakuemon III and Nakamura Baigyoku III.

Nakamura Kaisha's best roles: Koharu (the "Kawashō" of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Shinjū Ten no Amijima"), Ohaya (the Hikimado scene of "Futatsu Chōchō Kuruwa Nikki"), Umegawa ("Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ōrai") and Takebe Genzō (the "Terakoya" scene of "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami")."

The above information was taken directly from Kabuki21.

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Kaisha was killed in the bombing of Ōsaka by the US Army March 13, 1945.

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