Nakamura Kankurō VI (六代目 中村 勘九郎, Rokudaime Nakamura Kankurō; born 31 October 1981) is a Japanese kabuki and film and television actor. Born Masayuki Namino (波野 雅行, Namino Masayuki), he is a tachiyaku actor (kabuki actor who plays male roles) like his father Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII and his younger brother Nakamura Shichinosuke II.
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Names and lineage
Kankurō is a member of the acting guild Nakamura-ya. His family has performed kabuki going back to Onoe Kikugorō III and Ichimura Uzaemon XI, who performed in the early 19th century.
Life and career
Kankurō also works in television and film. In 2004, he played Tōdō Heisuke in the NHK Taiga drama Shinsengumi!. He starred in the 2001 Japanese film Turn and the 2009 film Zen, in which he played the monk Dōgen.
Filmography
Films
Turn (2001), Yohei Izumi
Zen (2009), Dōgen
The Kiyosu Conference (2013), Oda Nobutada
Sanada 10 Braves (2016), Sarutobi Sasuke
Gintama (2017), Isao Kondō
Gintama 2 (2018), Isao Kondō
Pocket Monsters the Movie: Coco (2020), Zarude (voice)
Shin Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō: Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! (2026), Isao Kondō (voice)
Television
Shinsengumi! (2004), Tōdō Heisuke
Aka Medaka (2013), Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII
Idaten (2019), Shiso Kanakuri
Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi (2021), Nakamura Nakazo I
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu and Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyotada
