Shōsuke Nakawa

Shōsuke Nakawa (奈河彰輔, Nakawa Shōsuke^?, b. 1931) is a Japanese playwright and theater director. Under the name Yoshizō Nakagawa (中川芳三, Nakagawa Yoshizō^?), he serves as an advisor to the Shōchiku Corporation which produces kabuki, and is heavily involved in reviving Kamigata kabuki traditions. He is also head of the Kamigata Kabuki-juku (school) and actively works with actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III on reviving old kabuki plays^[1] Nakawa has been described as a walking dictionary of Kamigata kabuki information.^[2]

Nakawa is originally from Osaka, and graduated from Osaka University. He has been granted a number of awards, including the Ōtani Takejirō Award, Matsuo Performing Arts Award, Osaka Citizens' Public Recognition Cultural Services Award, and Osaka Performing Arts Award.^[2]

Original plays he has written include Okuri hangan kurumagaidō (小栗判官車街道, "Inspector Okuri's Interstate"), Haji-momiji ase no kaomise (慙紅葉汗顔見勢, "Kaomise of Ashamed Autumn Leaves"), and Hitoritabi Gojūsantsugi (獨道中五十三駅, "One man journey, 53 Stations").

References

1. ^ Global Performing Arts Consortium. Nakawa Shōsuke Profile. Global Performing Arts Database (GloPAD). 1998-2006. Accessed 31 January 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} Nakawa Shōsuke. About the Author section of article "Kamigata Kabuki: Omoide no Haiyū - Kataoka Nizaemon XII" (上方歌舞伎・想い出の俳優　十二世片岡仁左衛門). Kabuki-bito.jp. 27 March 2007. Accessed 31 January 2009.

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Name	Nakawa, Shosuke
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