Yoshida Ippo

Japanese: 吉田一保 - よしだ・いっぽう

Year of death: 1779
Year of birth: Unknown. A lecturer in Osaka in the mid-Edo period. Also known as Rinkodo Ippo-ko. He lectured on military books at a temple school in Mitsudera Nishi-cho, Shimanouchi (Osaka City) and was known for his eloquence. As he took the surname Yoshida, it is said that he also lectured on Shinto, Yoshida Shinto. He boasted a wide range of plays, and his book "Wakan Gunsho Yoran," which gave a broad overview of Japanese and Chinese military books, was reprinted many times over. The kabuki play "Iga-goe Nori-kake Kappa" (first performed in Osaka) by Nakagawa Kamesuke, which was based on his lecture on revenge stories, became very popular. It seems that there was a second generation of performers around the Kyowa period (1801-04), and his disciple Yoshida Tenzan was also famous. <References> Nakamura Yukihiko, "Yoshida Ippo, the Founder of the Revival of Osaka Kodan" ("Nakamura Yukihiko Writings", Volume 10)

(Ogita Kiyoshi)

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Japanese:

没年：安永8頃(1779)
生年：生年不詳
江戸中期,大坂の講釈師。別名臨高堂一保子。島の内三津寺西町(大阪市)の寺子屋で軍書を講じ,能弁で鳴らした。吉田姓を名乗るところから,吉田神道の神道講釈も講じたといわれる。演目の豊富さを誇り,和漢の軍書を広く概説した著書『和漢軍書要覧』は,長く版を重ねた。彼の仇討物の講釈に取材した歌舞伎,奈河亀輔作「伊賀越乗掛合羽」(大坂中の芝居初演)は評判となった。享和(1801～04)ころには2代目がいたらしく,弟子の吉田天山も名高い。<参考文献>中村幸彦『大阪講談中興之祖・吉田一保』(『中村幸彦著述集』10巻)

(荻田清)

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