NAKAMURA KINNOSUKE I (中村錦之助)
11/20/1932 - 03/1/1997

                   
Nakamura Kinnosuke I (中村錦之助) as
Minamoto Yoshitsune (源義経)

Film:  Zoku Minamoto Yoshitsune (続源義経)
Released: 03/15/56
Print Date: 05/1957
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙) 
Medium: Hand-colored keyblock print (版画源画)
Personal Collection

Note: Zoku Minamoto Yoshitsune was a sequel to
Minamoto Yoshitsune (源義経), which was released
on July 30, 1955.  Kinnosuke I played the same
character in each movie, although he was billed in
Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸) in the first movie.  It is
possible that the print depicts Kinnosuke I in the
first movie and not the sequel.
 

                   
Nakamura Kinnosuke I (中村錦之助) ) as
Akaboshi Jûzaburô (赤星十三郎)

Play:  ?
Performance Place: ?
Performance Date: ?
Print Date: 11/1956
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙) 
Medium: Hand-colored keyblock print (版画源画)
Personal Collection

Note:  Kinnosuke I was primarily a movie actor in
the mid-to-late 1950s.  It is possible that this print
reflects of one his movie roles of the period.