[1] He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.

[2] Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.

He was born in the fifth generation of a line of famous Kabuki actors.

In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.

[1] In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Nakamura Utaemon VI, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 7 works in 7 publications in 2 languages and 20+ library holdings.