壺坂寺(三)

Japan / Gidayū narrative

Tsubosaka Temple, part 3 of 4

From Tsubosaka Kannon reigenki, the bunraku play about the blind Sawaichi and his devoted wife Osato, which reached its classic form in the Meiji era. The third Takemoto Ōsumidayū was one of the great chanters of the Osaka puppet theatre; this Nipponophone set dates from 1915.

Performer
Takemoto Ōsumidayū III (voice), Toyozawa Danpei and Toyozawa Sennosuke (shamisen)
Instruments
Voice 聲, Shamisen 三味線
Era
Taishō
Recorded
1915
Length
3:26
Licence
Public domain · National Diet Library, Historical Recordings Collection (国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション「歴史的音源」)Nipponophone 36, issued 1915 (recorded 1915); public domain in the US (published 1925 or earlier). Marked public domain and internet-public by the National Diet Library.
Source
National Diet Library (Rekion)
  1. 壺坂寺(一)Tsubosakadera (1/4) — Tsubosaka Temple, part 1 of 4Takemoto Ōsumidayū III (voice), Toyozawa Danpei and Toyozawa Sennosuke (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19152:57
  2. 壺坂寺(二)Tsubosakadera (2/4) — Tsubosaka Temple, part 2 of 4Takemoto Ōsumidayū III (voice), Toyozawa Danpei and Toyozawa Sennosuke (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19153:48
  3. 壺坂寺(四)Tsubosakadera (4/4) — Tsubosaka Temple, part 4 of 4Takemoto Ōsumidayū III (voice), Toyozawa Danpei and Toyozawa Sennosuke (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19153:07
  4. 堀川(上)Horikawa (1/2) — Horikawa, part 1 of 2Toyotake Roshō · Voice, Shamisen · 19233:08
  5. 堀川(下)Horikawa (2/2) — Horikawa, part 2 of 2Toyotake Roshō · Voice, Shamisen · 19233:22