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*''Other Names: Kamimura Kichiya''

*''Other Names: Kamimura Kichiya''

*''Japanese'': 二代上村吉弥 ''(Nidai Uemura Kichiya)''

*''Japanese'': 二代[[上村]]吉弥 ''(Nidai Uemura Kichiya)''

Uemura Kichiya II was a [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor of the 1680s. He was the adopted son and successor of the celebrated [[Uemura Kichiya I]]. Kichiya II had a very short career, spanning only about 15 years, but was known for his dances and his performances as female ghosts and grieving, tragic woman figures. He came to be called ''Pintokona Kachiya'', a nickname using a word common at the time to refer to strong women.

Uemura Kichiya II was a [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor of the 1680s. He was the adopted son and successor of the celebrated [[Uemura Kichiya I]]. Kichiya II had a very short career, spanning only about 15 years, but was known for his dances and his performances as female ghosts and grieving, tragic woman figures. He came to be called ''Pintokona Kachiya'', a nickname using a word common at the time to refer to strong women.