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Nakamura Jakuemon IV in a 1954 film still.

Nakamura Jakuemon IV (四代目 中村 雀右衛門, Yodaime Nakamura Jakuemon) (20 August 1920—22 February 2012)[1] was a Japanese kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance.

Biography

In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure.[2]

Filmography

Further reading

  • Beautiful boys/outlaw bodies: devising Kabuki female-likeness, 2005, By Katherine Mezur
  • Nakamura Jakuemon IV: The Art of Onnagata Acting, 2005, by Rei Sasaguchi

References

  1. ^ "歌舞伎俳優の中村雀右衛門さん死去　９１歳". Asahi Shimbun Digital. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "人間国宝の女形、中村雀右衛門さんが死去". MSN Sankei News. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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