Tayumoto - Tayumoto

Japanese: 太夫元 - たゆうもと

The person in charge of show business. In the early days of female Kabuki, the highest-ranking prostitutes were called tayu, so the name is said to have come from the meaning of boss. Later in Edo, the owner of the theater, zamoto (called zamoto in Kamigata), held the performance rights (except in Kamigata), so tayumoto took full responsibility for the show. In some cases, actors were zamoto, such as Nakamura Kanzaburo and Ichimura Uzaemon. The son of a zamoto was called wakadayu.

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Japanese:

芝居興行の責任者。発生期の女歌舞伎では，最高級の遊女を太夫と呼んだので，その元締めの意からきているといわれる。のち江戸では，劇場の所有者である座元 (上方では「座本」) が，興行権をもっていたため (上方は別) ，太夫元が興行の全責任を負った。中村勘三郎，市村羽左衛門のように役者が座元である場合もあった。座元の息子は若太夫と呼ばれた。

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