- Kumoemon Tochuken
nihongo|Kumoemon Tochuken|桃中軒 雲右衛門|Tōchūken Kumoemon (
October 25 ,1873 –November 7 ,1916 )was a popularrōkyoku recitalist in Meiji Japan. His immense popularity helped rōkyoku break into the mainstream. At his height, he performed tales of theForty-seven ronin to sell-out crowds at some of the biggest theatres inTokyo andOsaka . These performances also roused nationalist sentiment duringRusso-Japanese War . [Hyōdō Hiromi and Henry D. Smith II, “Singing Tales of the Gishi: Naniwabushi and the Forty-seven Rōnin in Late Meiji Japan.” "Monumenta Nipponica", 61/4 (Winter 2006), pp. 459-508. ]Tōchūken's style of reciting left a lasting impression on rōkyoku, and indirectly also on
enka , especially the music ofHaruo Minami andHideo Murata . [ [http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/culture/kayou/20061220/20061220_001.shtml [第６部・演歌巡礼＜８＞初代桃中軒雲右衛門 受け継がれゆく浪花節 / 九州歌謡地図 / 西日本新聞 ] ]ee also
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Music of Japan
*imdb title|0028391|Tochuken Kumoemon|(1936)
*Mikio Naruse
*Yoshida Naramura References
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