Asai Kozaemon - Asai Kozaemon

…(1) First Generation (1758-1824, 8th year of Horeki-7th year of Bunsei-7) His first name was Takeda Jinzaburo, and he was from the Takeda Children's Theater in Osaka. He called himself Asai Kozaemon, but in 1794 (6th year of Kansei-7) he became a disciple of the first generation Asao Tamejuro (the head of the Asao family), who was a real villain, and took the surname Asao. Following the example of his master Tamejuro, he specialized in playing supporting villain roles, and in addition to playing real villain roles, he also played hando and oyaji roles. …

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…(1)初世(1758‐1824∥宝暦8‐文政7)　初名は竹田仁三郎，大坂の竹田子供芝居の出身。朝井工左衛門と称したが，1794年(寛政6)実悪の初世浅尾為十郎(浅尾宗家)の門に入り，浅尾姓となる。師為十郎をまねて，敵役系の脇役を専門とし，実悪の他に，半道（はんどう），親仁（おやじ）方を兼ねた。…

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