
Takemoto Gidayū
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Tennoji-ku |
Osaka | |
Osaka Prefecture | |
Japan | |
Date of died | October 18,1714 |
Died | Osaka |
Osaka Prefecture | |
Japan | |
Job | Singer |
Playwright | |
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ID | 601854 |
Takemoto Gidayū Life story
Takemoto Gidayū was a jōruri chanter and the creator of a style of chanted narration for Japan's puppet theatre which has been used ever since. The name "gidayū" has since become the term for all jōruri chanters.