Takemoto Gidayū
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Tennoji-ku |
| Osaka | |
| Osaka Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | October 18,1714 |
| Died | Osaka |
| Osaka Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Job | Singer |
| Playwright | |
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| ID | 601854 |
Takemoto Gidayū Life story
Takemoto Gidayū was a jōruri chanter and the creator of a style of chanted narration for Japan's puppet theatre which has been used ever since. The name "gidayū" has since become the term for all jōruri chanters.