List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts)
List of Past Designated Individuals ( Performing Arts ) -- Kabuki
Table:
Name

Born

Died

Category

Subcategory

Year Designated

Ichikawa Sadanji III (三代目市川左団次)

1898

1969

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1964

Ichikawa Jūkai III (三代目市川寿海)

1886

1971

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1960

Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (八代目坂東三津五郎)

1906

1975

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1973

Matsumoto Hakuō (初代松本白鸚)

1910

1982

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1975

Nakamura Ganjirō II (二代目中村鴈治郎)

1902

1983

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1967

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII (十七代目中村勘三郎)

1909

1988

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1975

Onoe Shōroku II (二代目尾上松緑)

1913

1989

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1972

Kataoka Nizaemon XIII (十三代目片岡仁左衛門)

1903

1994

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1972

Ichimura Uzaemon XVII (十七代目市村羽左衛門)

1916

2001

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1990

Nakamura Tomijūrō V (五代目中村富十郎)

1929

2011

Kabuki

Tachiyaku

1994

Onoe Baikō VII (七代目尾上梅幸)

1915

1995

Kabuki

Onnagata

1968

Nakamura Utaemon VI (六代目中村歌右衛門)

1917

2001

Kabuki

Onnagata

1968

Nakamura Jakuemon IV (四代目中村雀右衛門)

1920

2012

Kabuki

Onnagata

1991

Onoe Taganojō III (三代目尾上多賀之丞)

1887

1978

Kabuki

Fukeonnayaku

1968

Ichikawa Dannosuke VI (六代目市川団之助)

1876

1963

Kabuki

Wakiyaku

1960

Nakamura Matagorō II (二代目中村又五郎)

1914

2009

Kabuki

Wakiyaku

1997

Takemoto Hinatayū V (五代目竹本雛太夫)

1898

1980

Kabuki

Takemoto

1978

Kineya Eizaemon (杵屋栄左衛門)

1894

1982

Kabuki

Nagauta

1978

Yoshimura Gorōji II (二代目芳村五郎治)

1901

1993

Kabuki

Nagauta

1981

Matsushima Jusaburō V (五代目松島寿三郎)

1920

2007

Kabuki

Nagauta

1998

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Kabuki ( 歌舞伎 ) is a classical Japanese dance-drama . Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers . In 2005 , the Kabuki theatre was proclaimed by UNESCO as an intangible heritage possessing outstanding universal value . In 2008 , it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity .
Tachiyaku ( 立役 , alt . tateyaku ) is a term used in the Japanese theatrical form kabuki to refer to young adult male roles , and to the actors who play those roles . Though not all tachiyaku roles are heroes , the term does not encompass roles such as villains or comic figures , which form their own separate categories . The hero or chief protagonist of a kabuki play is nearly always a tachiyaku role , and the head of a troupe or acting family typically specializes in these roles . The term , which literally means standing role , once was used to refer to all actors , to distinguish them from musicians and chanters , who were called jigata ( 地方 , lit . earth person , i.e . someone who sits ) . There are two main types of tachiyaku role :
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII ( 八代目 坂東 三津五郎 , Hachidaime Bandō Mitsugorō ) ( 19 October 1906 - 16 January 1975 ) was one of Japan 's most revered Kabuki actors from the 1930s until his death . He was a renowned tachiyaku and katakiyaku , specializing in particular in the aragoto style . He was officially designated as a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government in 1973 .
Nakamura Tomijūrō V ( 五代目 中村 富十郎 , Godaime Nakamura Tomijūrō , June 4 , 1929 - January 3 , 2011 ) was a Japanese Kabuki actor and Living National Treasures of Japan . Tomijūrō work in Kabuki included the role of Musashibō Benkei , a Japanese warrior monk , in the drama , Kanjinchō . Outside Japan , Tomijūrō toured performed in the United States and Europe . Tomijūrō was born Hajime Watanabe to Nakamura Tomijūrō IV and dancer , Tokuho Azuma . He made his theater debut in 1943 using the stage name , Bandō Tsurunosuke . In 1964 , he became the sixth Ichimura Takenojō , another stage name . He further became the fifth Nakamura Tomijuro in 1972 , succeeding his father 's stage title . In addition to Kabuki , Tomijūrō also appeared in film and television roles during his career . His film roles included Sharaku in 1995 and Gakko II in 1996 . Tomijūrō 's television credits included 1980 's Shishi no Jidai ( The Era of Lion ) and the 1974 television series , Katsu Kaishū , based on the life of Katsu Kaishū . Tomijūrō was named a Living National Treasures of Japan in 1994 . He was inducted into the Japan Art Academy in 1996 and was further honored as a Person of Cultural Merit in 2008 .
Onnagata or oyama ( Japanese : 女形・女方 , woman-role ) are male actors who play women 's roles in Japanese Kabuki theatre .
Nakamura Utaemon VI ( 中村歌右衛門 ( 6代目 ) , January 20 , 1917 - March 31 , 2001 ) was a Japanese kabuki performer and an artistic director of the Kabuki-za in Tokyo . He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region . Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations . The name Utaemon indicates personal status as an actor . Such a title can only be assumed after the death of a previous holder , under restrictive succession conventions .
Nakamura Jakuemon IV ( 四代目 中村 雀右衛門 , Yodaime Nakamura Jakuemon ) ( 20 August 1920 - 22 February 2012 ) was a Japanese kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance .
Nagauta ( 長唄 ) , literally long song , is a kind of traditional Japanese music which accompanies the kabuki theater . It was developed around 1740 . Influences included the vocal yōkyoku style used in noh theater , and instruments included the shamisen and various kinds of drums . The shamisen , a plucked lute with three strings , is a very popular instrument in nagauta . Nagauta performers generally play the shamisen and sing simultaneously . Nagauta is the basis of the Nagauta Symphony , a symphony in one movement composed in 1934 by composer Kosaku Yamada . Meriyasu is considered a subset of nagauta .