Chushingura Rhapsody No. 5: Nakamura Nakazo - Shusse no Kizahashi
Overview
The orphan Nakazo becomes a pupil of kabuki actor Denkuro and attracts the attention of the great star Koshiro. However, in order to help his ailing parents, he becomes an apprentice to wealthy merchant Yoshikawa and decides to quit acting... Nevertheless, he could not turn his back on acting which is his true passion. When he tries to return to the theater world, he has to literally work his way up from the bottom. How will Nakazo rise up from his predicament? Though there are others who hinder his path, he receives support from his bride Ogishi, and friend Segawa Kinji. Plus a fateful encounter with a mysterious ronin ignites in him a spark of inspiration...
Cast
Kantarô Nakamura
初代 中村仲蔵
Mone Kamishiraishi
お岸
Shichinosuke Nakamura
初代 市川染五郎
Shosuke Tanihara
吉川仁左衛門
Mayumi Wakamura
志賀山お俊
Matsuya Onoe
初代 尾上菊五郎
Shunsuke Daitoh
二代目 市川八百蔵
Masahiro Takashima
二代目 中村傳九郎
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