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