Ookido Kuroushi - Ookido Kuroushi

…However, he soon stopped performing at theaters and devoted himself to ozasiki joruri, producing works such as “Akegarasu,” “Rancho,” and “Itahachi,” and establishing the foundations of the Shinnaibushi “Hatamono” style. He also ran an antiques shop in Shinhoribata, Asakusa, and became a male geisha in Shinagawa. In his later years, he lived in Shiba Takanawa, and from the early years of the Tenmei era (1781-89), he adopted the kyoka (comic poems) popular at the time and changed his name to Ookido Kuroushi. His works include “Kyouka Futabagusa” and “Kyouka Chitokufuri.” …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okido Kuroushi" is listed below.

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…しかしまもなく劇場出演をやめてお座敷浄瑠璃に専念，《明烏（あけがらす）》《蘭蝶》《伊太八》などを発表，新内節〈端もの〉の基礎を固めた。一方，浅草新堀端で古道具屋を営み，品川で男芸者になり，晩年は芝高輪に住み，天明(1781‐89)初年からは当時流行の狂歌にこって大木戸黒牛（おおきどのくろうし）と改めた。《狂歌二葉草》《狂歌知足振》などに作品がある。…

※「大木戸黒牛」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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