The brothers of Man NOMURA (his real name is Taro) and Mansaku NOMURA (his real name is Jiro) are sons of Manzo (万蔵)NOMURA, or Manzo NOMURA, the sixth (his former names were Manzo万造 and Mansaku万作); after the sixth's death, they decided to divide their family name, that is, Man, the older brother, would succeed to a professional name of Manzo NOMURA, the seventh, and Mansaku, the younger brother, would inherit Mansai, the name after retirement of Manzo, the fifth (the father of Manzo, the sixth).
野村萬（本名：太良）と野村万作（本名：二朗）の兄弟は、野村万蔵六世野村万蔵（万造万作）の息子だが、六世の死後、名跡を分配することになり、兄・萬が野村万蔵(7世)を襲名し、弟・万作は五世万造（六世万蔵の父）の隠居名・萬斎を相続することになった。