Hidetsuru Collection

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo (left), in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the Play... c.1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura...c. 1786. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakayama Kojuro VI as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1786, Japan, c. 1786

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo in the Play Hana-zumo Genji... c. 1775
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Sakai-cho... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1771 (?), Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Renegade Monk Dainichibo in the Play Edo Meisho Midori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Second Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Abe no Sadato (?) in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori... c1778 Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Abe no Sadato (?) in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1778 (?), Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Sukestune (?) in the Play Kokimazete Takao Soga... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Sukestune (?) in the Play Kokimazete Takao Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in His Dressing Room Assisted by Otani Tokuji I (?) and Oberved... c1783 Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Otani Hiroji III in His Dressing Room Assisted by Otani Tokuji I (?) and Oberved by Nakamura Nakazo I (?), Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ko no Moronao in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?)... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1775 (?), Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Sword Master Takuma Genryu (?) in the Play Edo no... c. 1789. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Sword Master Takuma Genryu (?) in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1789 (?), Japan, c. 1789

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Akugenda Yoshira Disguised as a Pilgrim, in the Play... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Akugenda Yoshira Disguised as a Pilgrim, in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as an Itinerant Monk in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782, Japan, c. 1782

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Watanabe no Tsuna in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Watanabe no Tsuna in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Satsuma Gengobei (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Satsuma Gengobei (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Sasano Sangobei (left), Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Takechi Jubei Mitsuhide in the Play Shusse Taiheiki... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Takechi Jubei Mitsuhide in the Play Shusse Taiheiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Takahiro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori... c.1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Takahiro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Izu no Jiro Disguised as Kemmaku no Sabu in the Play... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Izu no Jiro Disguised as Kemmaku no Sabu in the Play Edo-zakura Sono Omokage, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1769, Japan, c. 1769

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro (?) in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro (?) in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1768 (?), Japan, c. 1768

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Katsuhei, Servant of a Princely Family, in the Play Uta Kurabe Tosei Moyo, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro in the play "Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro in the play "Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)", Japan, c. 1768

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Sixth Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in Kanadehon Chushingura (Model for Kana... About 1776. Creator: Shunsho)
Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in Kanadehon Chushingura (Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers), Japan, About 1776

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no... c. 1774. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Omi no Kotoda (right), and Otani Hiroji III as Bamba no Chuda (left), in the Joruri "Sono Chidori Yowa no Kamisuki" (The Plovers: Combing Hair at Midnight)

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III... c. 1788
Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the thunder god, an incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the pla... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the thunder god, an incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, " performed at the Morita Theater in the third month, 1780, Japan

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play... c 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Saito Sanemori in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matano no Goro in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matano no Goro in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Sakon-gitsune in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed... c1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Sakon-gitsune in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei, in the Play Yoshitsune Sembon-zakura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Prince Koreakira (?) in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no M... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Monk, Raigo Ajari, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (Forest of the Nue Monster: Target of the Eleventh Month)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Dressed as Kakubei the Lion Dancer (Kaku... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho)
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Dressed as Kakubei the Lion Dancer (Kakubei-jishi) (right) and Segawa Kikunojo III as Shizuka Gozen (left)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagasaki Kageyuzaemon Disguised as Gorohachi the Sake Se... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagasaki Kageyuzaemon Disguised as Gorohachi the Sake Seller, in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Ichikawa Komazo I in the dance scene "Shakkyo” ("The... c. 1768)
The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Ichikawa Komazo I in the dance scene "Shakkyo" ("The Stone Bridge") in the play "Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji"

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hakamadare Yasusuke or Watanabe no Tsuna (?) in the Play... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hakamadare Yasusuke or Watanabe no Tsuna (?) in the Play Shintenno Tonoi no Kisewata (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1781 ()

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (bottom), and Nakamura Nakazo... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (bottom), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori (top), in the "Shibaraku" Scene from the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato

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"Hidetsuru: A Glimpse into the World of Nakamura Nakazo I and Other Edo Period Actors" Step back in time to 18th century Japan, where the captivating world of Kabuki theater comes alive. In this collection of stunning ukiyo-e prints created by renowned artists such as Torii Kiyonaga, Rantokusai Shundo, and Katsukawa Shunko, we are introduced to the enigmatic actor Nakamura Nakazo I and his fellow performers. In one print from 1785, titled "Chidori, " we see Nakayama Kojuro VI (also known as Nakamura Nakazo I) embodying the character with grace and intensity. Alongside him stands Sawamura Sojuro III as Shige, their expressions conveying a tale untold. Moving on to another masterpiece from 1784 called "Sumizome, " Ichikawa Monnosuke II takes center stage as Munesada while Segawa Kikunojo III mesmerizes us as the courtesan Sumizome. The delicate beauty captured by Torii Kiyonaga transports us to a realm of elegance and intrigue. In yet another striking portrayal from 1783 named "Shirabyoshi Katsuragi, " Nakamura Nakazo I transforms into this mysterious figure alongside Matsumoto Koshiro IV's monk. Their costumes adorned with intricate details evoke a sense of mysticism that lingers in our minds long after viewing. A change in artist brings us to Rantokusai Shundo's creation from around 1789 titled "Kudo Suketsune. " Here, we witness an intense performance by none other than our protagonist himself - Nakamura Nakazo I - portraying this iconic character with utmost conviction.