He was one of the most important kabuki actors after IZUMO no Okuni, a founder of Nakamura-za Theater, and also a progenitor of kabuki actors named NAKAMURA.
出雲阿国以後に現れた重要な歌舞伎役者の一人、中村座開祖で、中村姓の歌舞伎役者の始祖でもある。