Nakamura Kinnosuke II is a kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ogawa Shinjiro (小川信次郎). He belongs to the house name Manya and his crest is the paulownia butterfly, with an alternate crest being Manya Manegazumi. He dropped out of Keio High School.

He is the second son of the fourth generation Nakamura Tokizo. His older brother is Nakamura Tokizo V, and his uncle is the first generation Nakamura Kinnosuke. The first generation Nakamura Hayato is his eldest son, and the actress Chiharu is his eldest daughter.

In July 1964, he made his stage debut at the Kabukiza Theater. For a long time, he performed under the tutelage of the third generation Ichikawa Ennosuke. However, since 1997, he has studied under the fifth generation Nakamura Tomijuro.

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