Matsujiro Shirai - Matsujiro Shirai

Japanese: 白井松次郎 - しらいまつじろう

Born: December 13, 1877 in Kyoto
[Died] January 23, 1951.
Businessman. One of the founders of Shochiku Co., Ltd. Born as the twin brother of Otani Takejiro, he was adopted by Shirai Kamekichi, the concessionaire at the Ebisuyaza Theatre in Kyoto. He became the head of the Kyoto Kabukiza Theatre, and in 1902, together with his brother Takejiro, established the Shochiku Partnership Company. He was involved in the management of the Asahiza Theatre and Bunrakuza Theatre in Osaka, and made great efforts to revive puppet theater and kabuki. In 1920, he established Shochiku Kinema, and also established the Shochiku Musical Drama Department, laying the foundation for what would later become the Shochiku Revue Company SKD. In 1932, he opened the Osaka Kabukiza Theatre. After World War II, he continued to work on rebuilding theaters all over Japan.

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Japanese:

[生]1877.12.13. 京都
[没]1951.1.23.
実業家。松竹株式会社創立者の一人。大谷竹次郎の双子の兄として生れたが，京都夷谷座売店主白井亀吉の養子となる。京都歌舞伎座の座主となり，1902年，弟の竹次郎とともに松竹合名会社を設立。大阪の朝日座，文楽座の経営にたずさわり，人形浄瑠璃と歌舞伎の復興に尽力。 20年松竹キネマを設立，また松竹楽劇部を創立し，のちの松竹歌劇団 SKDの基礎をつくった。 32年，大阪歌舞伎座を開場。第2次世界大戦後も，各地で劇場の再建に努めた。

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