Takemoto Tsudayu

Japanese: 竹本津太夫 - たけもとつだゆう

A tayu (a performer of Gidayu-bushi). (1) The first (1792-1855, Kansei 4-Ansei 2) was a disciple of the 4th Takemoto Somedayu. After passing through the names of Tsudayu and Kajidayu, he took the name of the 5th Somedayu in 1825 (Bunsei 8). In 1848 (Kaei 1), he became Takemoto Echizen Daijo. (2) The second (1839-1912, Tenpo 10-Taisho 1), real name Sakurai Gensuke, commonly known as Hozenji, was from Kyoto. He was the son of Takemoto Banryuken and became a disciple of Takemoto Yamashiro (Yamashiro no Jō). He took the name of Midoridayū II in the plays of the Kyoto dojo in 1864 (Genji 1), and began performing at the Matsushima Bunraku Theatre in Osaka in 1876 (Meiji 9). In contrast to the magnificent yagurashita (stage-acting) performer Koshijidayū II (Takemoto Settsudaijō), he excelled in sewamono (traditional Japanese dramas) with his modest, austere style of performance, and was well received by connoisseurs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

義太夫節の太夫。(1)初世(1792‐1855∥寛政4‐安政2)　4世竹本染太夫門弟。津太夫，梶太夫を経て，1825年(文政8)5世染太夫を襲名。48年(嘉永1)竹本越前大掾となる。(2)2世(1839‐1912∥天保10‐大正1)　本名桜井源助。通称法善寺。京都出身。竹本幡竜軒の子で竹本山四郎(山城掾)に入門，緑太夫から1864年(元治1)に京都道場の芝居で2世襲名，76年(明治9)から大阪松島文楽座に出勤，華麗な櫓下（やぐらした）の2世越路太夫(竹本摂津大掾)に対して地味な渋い芸風で世話物にすぐれ通人に喜ばれた。

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