Chushingura Rhapsody No. 5: Nakamura Nakazo - Shusse no Kizahashi

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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