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Kichiemon Nakamura II

Acting Born May 22, 1944 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Nakamura Kichiemon II (born May 22, 1944 ) is a Japanese actor, kabuki performer and costume designer.

Nakamura Kichiemon is a formal kabuki stage name. The actor's grandfather first appeared using the name in 1897; and Nakamura Kichiemon I continued to use this name until his death. Kichiemon I was the maternal grandfather of Kichiemon II.

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.In choosing to be known by the same stage name as his grandfather, the living kabuki performer honors his family relationships and tradition.

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Known for

Onihei Hankachō

as Heizou Hasegawa

Full filmography

  • Onihei Hankachō (1989) as Heizou Hasegawa
  • Musashibo Benkei (1986) as Benkei
  • Chûshingura (1962)
  • Gateway to Glory (1969) as 平田一郎
  • License to Kill (1980) as Hanafusa Izumo
  • Kuroneko (1968) as Gintoki
  • The River Fuefuki (1960) as Yasuzo - 2nd Son
  • Rikyu (1989) as Lord Ieyasu
  • Double Suicide (1969) as Jihei
  • Snow on The Blades (2014) as Naosuke Ii
  • Onihei's Detective Records (1995)
  • Bandits on the Wind (1961)
  • Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken (2016)
  • Love and Faith (1978) as Ukon Takayama
  • Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi (2010) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (2011) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding (2011)
  • Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya (2005) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku (2016)
  • Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
  • Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman (2008) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki (2009) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow (2007) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
  • Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits (2006) as Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei