Toyoji Kakimoto

Japanese: 柿本豊次 - かきもととよじ

Born: July 4, 1893 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa
[Died] December 30, 1989. A Noh performer of the Suginami Konparu school of taiko drumming in Tokyo. He was trained by Yasui Sanji in his hometown of Kanazawa, and made his debut in 1914 in "Kokaji." In 1916 he moved to Tokyo and studied under the 21st Konparu Soemon (Kunitsugu). In 1928 he premiered "Dojoji." In 1965 he received the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize. In 1968 he was recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). He was a licensed pharmacist and ran a pharmacy while devoting himself to the arts. (→Noh)

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Japanese:

[生]1893.7.4. 石川，金沢
[没]1989.12.30. 東京，杉並
金春流太鼓方の能楽師。出身地の金沢で安井三治の手ほどきを受け，1914年『小鍛冶』で初舞台。1916年に上京，21世金春惣右衛門（国泰）に師事。1928年『道成寺』を初演。1965年度芸術選奨文部大臣賞。1968年重要無形文化財保持者（人間国宝）に認定。薬剤師の免許をもち，薬局を営みながら芸道に精進した。（→能）

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