Nakamura Kankuro 中村勘九郎　五代

Nakamura Kankuro IX is famous for being a very versatile actor. Not just an actor in Onnagata (female roles), he is also famous for his dancing lion roles (picture left), like Renjishi, Echigojishi, Shakkyo etc. He is also a famous actor on tv. He is succeeded by his two sons, Nakamura Kantaro and Nakamura Shichinosuke. Kantaro is also very famous for his Onnagata roles though he is really quite masculine...:)