Person

Nom de la Personne Namiki Sōsuke
Autre Noms Namiki Senryū ([Nom de scène au début] Earlier stage name) ,
Namiki Senryu ([Autre translittération] Alternate transliteration) ,
Namiki Sosuke ([Autre translittération] Alternate transliteration) ,
Matsuya Sōsuke ([Nom de naissance] Birth name) ,
Senryū ([Nom de plume] Pen or literary name) ,
Shichūan ([Nom de plume] Pen or literary name)
Sexe [mâle] Male
Identité Culturelle Japanese
Pays de Résidence Japan
Date de Naissance [1695] 1695
Date de Mort [ Septembre 7, 1751] September 7, 1751
Dates Actif Mid-Tokugawa
Genre Spécialisations Puppetry, Kabuki
Liens Géographiques Osaka (Japan)
Source(s) Kabuki jiten (p.312)
Notes Playwright. First he was a priest named Dankei esui in Rinzai shu Joujuuji temple in Bingo Mihara (Hiroshima).　He left the priesthood and became a playwright for Toyotakeza Theatre. He moved to Takemotoza Theatre in 1745 and wrote along with Takeda Izumo and Miyoshi Shoraku of the classic jōruri plays "Kanadehon chūshingura", "Yoshitsune senbon zakura", and "Sugawara denju tenarai kagami." In 1975 he changed his name back to Namiki Sousuke and moved back to Toyotakeza Theatre.

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