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[[File:Toyotake-wakadayu.jpg|right|thumb|320px|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 ''[[ningyo joruri|ningyô jôruri]]'' (puppet theatre).

He was a student of [[Takemoto Gidayu|Takemoto Gidayû]], and the founder of the [[Takemoto-za]] theatre.

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==References==
*Gallery labels, East-West Center.

[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
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