Kanzaburo NAKAMURA' was initially a professional name of Zamoto (leader and manager of a theatrical company) of Nakamura-za Theater, which was one of Edo's three licensed kabuki theaters, but in later ages, Zamoto often became actors, or actors additionally became Zamoto.
当初「中村勘三郎」は江戸三座の一つ・中村座の座元（座を主宰し芝居小屋を経営する者）の名跡だったが、後代になると座元が役者に転じたり、逆に役者が座元を兼ねたりすることが多くなる。