Toyotake Chikuzen Shojo - Toyotake Chikuzen Shojo

Japanese: 豊竹筑前少掾 - とよたけ・ちくぜんのしょうじょう

Year of death: November 5, 1768 (December 13, 1768)
Year of birth: Genroku 13 (1700)
A Gidayu-bushi tayuu (a chanter for the performers of Gidayu) in the mid-Edo period. He was commonly known as Kappaya Ihei because of his previous business. He made his debut at the Toyotakeza in 1733 (Kyoho 18) as a disciple of Mutsu Shigetayu. In 1737 (Genbun 2), he began performing at the Takemotoza under the name Takemoto Minotayu, and the following year he adopted the name Takemoto Konotayu. After the death of Takemoto Harimashojo in 1744 (Enkyo 1), he played a central role at the Takemotoza, performing the third act in "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" and "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura," and the ninth act in "Kanadehon Chushingura." During a performance in 1748 (Kan'en 1), a clash occurred between Konotayu and puppeteer Yoshida Bunzaburo over differences in staging, leading to the so-called "Chushingura Incident" in which Konotayu left the Takemotoza along with Shimatayu and two others. Konodayu moved to the Toyotakeza Theatre and changed his name to Toyotake Konodayu, and the following year he received the title Toyotake Chikuzen Shojo Fujiwara Tamemasa, and mainly performed the sandanmekiri plays of the Toyotakeza Theatre in the first half of the Horeki period. In December 1751 (the 1st year of the Horeki era), he performed the sandanmekiri "Kumagaya Jin'ya no Dan" in "Ichinotani no Tsurugunki," which premiered at the Toyotakeza Theatre, and was a huge hit. It is said that he tried to convey a flashy feeling even in a quiet, low-pitched voice, and this style is still known today as the "Chikuzen style." He retired in 1777, and thereafter devoted himself to training the next generation.

(Hiroshi Sakurai)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：明和5.11.5(1768.12.13)
生年：元禄13(1700)
江戸中期,義太夫節の太夫。前身の商売から通称合羽屋伊兵衛。享保18(1733)年陸奥茂太夫の門弟として豊竹座に初出座。元文2(1737)年には竹本美濃太夫の名で竹本座へ出勤し,翌年竹本此太夫を名乗る。延享1(1744)年の竹本播磨少掾没後は竹本座の中心的存在として活躍,「菅原伝授手習鑑」「義経千本桜」では三段目切を,「仮名手本忠臣蔵」では九段目を語った。寛延1(1748)年の興行中に,此太夫と人形遣いの吉田文三郎とが演出上の意見の相違から衝突,此太夫は島太夫ら3名と共に竹本座を退座するという,いわゆる「忠臣蔵騒動」が起きる。此太夫は豊竹座へ移籍し豊竹此太夫と改名,翌年受領して豊竹筑前少掾藤原為政を名乗り,宝暦期前半の豊竹座の三段目切を主に語る。宝暦1(1751)年12月豊竹座初演の「一谷嫩軍記」では三段目切「熊谷陣屋の段」を語り大当たりを取った。小音,低調子のなかにも派手な気分を出すように心掛けたといわれ,現在でも「筑前風」として伝えられている。宝暦7年に引退,以後は後進の指導に専念した。

(桜井弘)

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