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Chushingura Rhapsody No. 5: Nakamura Nakazo - Shusse no Kizahashi - Season 1

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...

Top Cast

  • Kantarô Nakamura

    Kantarô Nakamura

    初代 中村仲蔵

  • Mone Kamishiraishi

    Mone Kamishiraishi

    お岸

  • Shichinosuke Nakamura

    Shichinosuke Nakamura

    初代 市川染五郎

  • Shosuke Tanihara

    Shosuke Tanihara

    吉川仁左衛門

  • Mayumi Wakamura

    Mayumi Wakamura

    志賀山お俊

  • Matsuya Onoe

    Matsuya Onoe

    初代 尾上菊五郎

  • Shunsuke Daitoh

    Shunsuke Daitoh

    二代目 市川八百蔵

  • Masahiro Takashima

    Masahiro Takashima

    二代目 中村傳九郎

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...

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