"The Chronicle of the Shipwreck of Mr. Itagaki"

…Inspired by the brave warrior Sadanori Sudou, he launched the Kawakami Shosei Shibai in Sakai in 1891. He moved to Tokyo in the same year and won a reputation for his unique style not found in Kabuki, with his plays such as “The Chronicle of the Disaster of Itagaki-kun” and his monopoly Oppekepe Bushi (sung in Hakata dialect with gestures, wearing a jinbaori and a headband, and a military fan with the Japanese flag on it), which satirized politics and customs. However, realizing that his technique was poor, he went to France in 1893. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The Chronicle of Itagaki-kun's Disaster" is listed below.

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…壮士芝居の角藤定憲（すどうさだのり）に刺激されて，91年堺で川上書生芝居を旗揚げした。同年上京し，《板垣君遭難実記》や政治，風俗を風刺した専売のオッペケペ節(陣羽織に鉢巻，日の丸の軍扇を用いて，ジェスチュアよろしく博多弁でうたった)により，歌舞伎にない風変りが評判になった。しかし技術の低さを知り，93年フランスへ行く。…

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