Kanda Hakuryu

Japanese: 神田伯竜 - かんだはくりゅう

A lecturer. The first is said to be the founder of the Kanda school, and the second was a disciple of the first and lived in Mito, so was called Mito Hakuryu. However, the third Hakuryu sold his name to Kanda Hakusei in Osaka, so the Hakuryu name split into two, one in the east and one in the west, and later Ichiryusai Teizo took on the name of the second Hakuryu in Osaka, but later Hakuryu appeared in both Otsu and Osaka at the same time, making things complicated. The Tokyo generation is described below.

[Nobuhiro Shinji]

4th generation

(1856-1901) His real name was Matsumura Denkichi. He took the stage name from Hakuji around 1883 (Meiji 16). He excelled at "Yuten Kichimatsu." His biological son was the 4th Koganei Roshu. He was succeeded by Hakuri (real name Akimoto Kakunosuke), who became Hakuryu in 1904 (Meiji 37). However, when the world of rakugo split the following year, he rebelled against his master, the first Kanda Shori, and so his stage name was taken away and he became Nishio Rinkei.

[Nobuhiro Shinji]

5th generation

(1889-1949) His real name was Iwataro Totsuka. He studied under the third Hakusan. He took on the name Gozan in 1912 (Meiji 45). He excelled in domestic dramas such as "Yoshiwara Hyakuningiri" and "Tenpo Rokkasen," and was known as a master.

[Nobuhiro Shinji]

6th generation

(1926-2006) His real name was Komurai Kōsaburo. He studied under the fifth generation and took on the name from Hakuji in 1982 (Showa 57). He was a leading figure in the domestic drama genre, and was known for plays such as "Kozaru Shichinosuke."

[Nobuhiro Shinji]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

講釈師。初代は神田派の祖と伝えられ、2代は初代門人で水戸に住んだため水戸伯竜と称せられた。ところが、3代伯竜が大阪の神田伯清に名前を売ったため伯竜の名跡は東西に分かれ、のち一竜斎貞三(ていぞう)が大阪の2代伯竜を襲名したが、その後大津・大阪に同時に伯竜が出現するなど複雑である。以下東京の代を記す。

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4代

（1856―1901）本名松村伝吉。1883年（明治16）ごろ伯治より襲名。『祐天吉松(ゆうてんきちまつ)』を得意とした。実子は4代小金井芦洲(ろしゅう)。ついで伯鯉(はくり)（本名秋元格之助）が1904年（明治37）伯竜となったが、翌年講談界分裂に際し、師匠初代神田松鯉(しょうり)に背いたため、芸名を取り上げられ西尾麟慶(りんけい)となった。

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