Shigematsu Kimura

Japanese: 木村重松 - きむらしげまつ

1877-1938 (Meiji 10-Showa 13)
A rakugo performer. His real name was Ogimura Kantaro. At the age of 14, he became the apprentice of Yoshikawa Koshige (later known as Touchi Yuken Kumoemon) and took the name Shigenosuke, but later became a disciple of the first Kimura Shigekatsu, and was promoted to shin'uchi at the age of 25. He established himself as a leading figure in the Kanto rakugo world with his virtuoso Kanto-bushi style, which includes a sense of melancholy. At the age of 43, he became the head of the Naniwabushi Guild and trained many disciples, but in his later years, he handed over the reins to his own son Shigewakamaru as the second, and took the name Kimura Shigekatsu II himself. He is famous for his work Keian Taiheiki. [Okitsu Kaname]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1877‐1938(明治10‐昭和13)
浪曲家。本名荻村勘太郎。14歳で吉川小繁(のちの桃中軒雲右衛門（とうちゆうけんくもえもん）)に入門して繁之助と称したが，のちに初代木村重勝門に入り，25歳で真打に昇進して，哀愁をふくむ関東節の名調子によって関東浪曲界の大立者としての地位を確立していった。43歳で浪花節組合頭取となり，多くの門下を養成したが，晩年は，実子重若丸に2代目をつがせ，自分は2代目木村重勝を襲名した。《慶安太平記》は有名。【興津要】

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