Tokusō Chikamatsu (Tokusō Chikamatsu)

Japanese: 近松徳三(近松徳叟) - ちかまつとくそう

1751‐1810 (1st year of Horeki‐7th year of Bunka)
Kabuki playwright. Haiku name Masaaki. He first became a disciple of the Joruri playwright Chikamatsu Hanji, and then switched to Kabuki. He started out under the name Tokuzo, and in 1784 (Tenmei 4) he changed his name to Tokusou, and in November 1786 he became a lead playwright at the Onishi Theater. In 1795 (Kansei 7) he changed his name to Tokusou, and the following year he gained fame with Ise Ondo Koi Netaba at the Kado Theater, and after Namiki Gohei Toga he was active in Kyoto and Osaka together with Tatsuoka Mansaku until his death. He wrote over 60 pieces, and was the first person to adapt reading books. [Tsuchida Mamoru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1751‐1810(宝暦1‐文化7)
歌舞伎作者。俳名雅亮。初め浄瑠璃作者近松半二に入門，その後歌舞伎に転ずる。最初徳蔵と名のり，1784年(天明4)に徳叟と改め，86年11月大西芝居で立作者となる。95年(寛政7)徳三と改名，その翌年角（かど）の芝居の《伊勢音頭恋寝刃（いせおんどこいのねたば）》で名声をあげ，並木五瓶東下後の京坂で，辰岡万作とともに没年まで活躍した。その作は60余編あり，読本の翻案を手掛けた最初の人。【土田衛】

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