Nakamura Jakuemon IV

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| name = Nakamura Jakuemon IV

| image =Tomotarō Ōtani VII as Dr. Matoba in Uwasa no Onna 1954 2.jpg

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| caption = Nakamura Jakuemon IV in a 1954 film still.

| birth_name = Seiji Aoki (青木清治){{efn|While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|8|20}}

| birth_place = Nihonbashi, Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|22|1920|8|20}}

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| occupation = Kabuki actor

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| spouse = Akiko Aoki (Unknown-2012){{efn|Daughter of Matsumoto Kōshirō VII and sister of the legendary kabuki actors Ichikawa Danjūrō XI, Matsumoto Hakuō I and Onoe Shoroku II.}}

| parents = Ōtani Tomoemon VI (father){{cite web|url=https://meikandb.kabuki.ne.jp/actor/141/|title=中村雀右衛門 (4代目)|website=Kabuki on the Web|access-date=2023-05-11|language=ja}}

| children = Ōtani Tomoemon VIII (eldest son)
Nakamura Jakuemon V (youngest son)

| relatives = Nakamura Sagisuke II (grandfather)
Nakamura Fukunojō (great uncle)
Matsumoto Kōshirō VII (father-in-law)
Ōtani Hirotarō III (grandson){{efn|Son of Ōtani Tomoemon VIII.}}
Ōtani Hiromatsu II (grandson){{efn|Son of Ōtani Tomoemon VIII.}}

}}

{{nihongo|Nakamura Jakuemon IV|四代目中村雀右衛門|Yodaime Nakamura Jakuemon}} (20 August 1920{{mdash}}22 February 2012){{cite web|title=歌舞伎俳優の中村雀右衛門さん死去９１歳|url=http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/0223/TKY201202230514.html|work=Asahi Shimbun Digital|accessdate=10 March 2012}} was a Japanese kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance.

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Japan on August 20, 1920, he was the son of popular Kabuki actor Ōtani Tomoemon VI{{efn|Real Name: {{nihongo|Yaetaro Aoki|青木八重太郎|Aoki Yaetarō|lead=yes}}}} (1886-1943), a well-known Tachiyaku actor (i.e. he only played male roles) and who died during the 1943 Tottori earthquake while on tour in Shimane Prefecture, when the kabuki theater where he was to perform collapsed on top of him.

In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure.{{cite web|title=人間国宝の女形、中村雀右衛門さんが死去|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/120223/ent12022319400017-n1.htm|work=MSN Sankei News|accessdate=22 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311150003/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/120223/ent12022319400017-n1.htm|archivedate=11 March 2012}}

His two sons are also Kabuki actors: his eldest son, Ōtani Tomoemon VIII (Real Name: Tomoyuki Aoki{{efn|While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).}}, Nihongo: 青木智之, Aoki Tomoyuki) inherited the name and acting style of his grandfather, Ōtani Tomoemon VI (unlike his father and younger brother, Tomoemon VIII became a Tachiyaku just as his grandfather Tomoemon VI) while his youngest son, Nakamura Jakuemon V (Real Name: Sadayuki Aoki{{efn|While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).}}, Nihongo: 青木貞之, Aoki Sadayuki) inherited the name and acting style of Jakuemon IV himself (becoming one of the main Onnagata of the current era).{{cite web|url=https://meikandb.kabuki.ne.jp/actor/221/|title=大谷友右衛門 (8代目)|website=Kabuki on the Web|access-date=2023-05-11|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://meikandb.kabuki.ne.jp/actor/140/|title=中村雀右衛門 (5代目)|website=Kabuki on the Web|access-date=2023-05-11|language=ja}}