Toyotake Wakadayû as seen in a Meiji period print
- Japanese: 豊竹 若太夫 (Toyotake Wakadayuu)
Toyotake Wakadayû was the founder of the Takemoto school of gidayû chanting and shamisen, a significant contribution to the development of ningyô jôruri (puppet theatre).
He was a student of Takemoto Gidayû, and the founder of the Toyotake-za theatre.
References
- Gallery labels, East-West Center.