Nakamura Umemaru

Nakamura Umemaru 初代中村梅丸
Born	12 September 1996 (1996-09-12) (age 15) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Takasago-ya

Nakamura Umemaru (初代中村梅丸, Shodai Nakamura Umemaru^?, b. 12 September 1996) is a Japanese kabuki actor, the apprentice to Nakamura Baigyoku IV.

He was first exposed to kabuki when his parents, both of whom work in the publishing industry, brought him to see a play when he was three years old. At age six, he was first introduced to Nakamura Baigyoku, and began helping out backstage at the theatre.^[1]

Taken under Baigyoku's wing, he first appeared on stage in 2005, under his birth name, in the role of Tōgashi's page in a production of Kanjinchō.^[2] and was granted his kabuki stage-name in 2007.^[1]

See also

• Nakamura Kanzaburō

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "So you want to become a kabuki actor?" Mainichi Shimbun. 1 November 2009. Accessed 1 November 2009.
2. ^ Japan Actors' Association. "Shodai Nakamura Umemaru. 歌舞伎俳優名鑑 (Kabuki Haiyū Meikan, "Kabuki Actors Directory"). Accessed 1 November 2009.

Persondata
Name	Nakamura, Umemaru
Alternative names
Short description	Kubuki actor
Date of birth	12 September 1996
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Date of death
Place of death