Background
Tambanojo Sakurai was born in 1650 in Japan. He is said to have originated Edo joruri.
Tambanojo Sakurai was born in 1650 in Japan. He is said to have originated Edo joruri.
A disciple of Joun Satsuma.
His style of recitation was powerful and manly and made him the most popular reciter in Edo in 1652-1661. At first he called himself Toraya-Izumidayu. His joruri was called Kimpira joruri because he liked to recite a story about Kimpira, a fictitious character said to be the son of Kintoki Sakata, a legendary warrior. He assumed the name of Sakurai Tambanojo Taira-no-Masanobu (1662) and gave the name of Izumidayti II to his son. They were popular joruri artists for 20 years.