Background
Tsudayu Takemoto was born in 1869 in Shizuoka, Japan.
津太夫 竹本
Tsudayu Takemoto was born in 1869 in Shizuoka, Japan.
At the young age of 12 he became a disciple of Tsudaya in Osaka.
Tsudayu Takemoto began mastering the art of Gidayu under his grandfather and soon became a professional in his neighborhood. He made his stage debut at the Bunrakuza Theater (1886). By 1924 he had become the foremost Gidayu, reciter of Japan.
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