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*''Founded: [[1684]], [[Takemoto Gidayu|Takemoto Gidayû]]''
*''Founded: [[1684]], [[Takemoto Gidayu|Takemoto Gidayû]]''
*''Closed: [[1767]]''
*''Closed: [[1767]]''
−*Japanese: 竹本座 ''(Takemoto-za)''
+* ''Japanese'': 竹本座 ''(Takemoto-za)''
+The Takemoto-za was a ''[[bunraku]]'' theatre in [[Osaka]], founded in [[1684]] by [[Takemoto Gidayu|Takemoto Gidayû]]. Plays by many famous playwrights were performed there, including works by [[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], [[Namiki Sosuke|Namiki Sôsuke]], and [[Takeda Izumo I]]. Many of the playwrights working at the Takemoto-za worked together, as a committee, as was the custom at the time.
The Takemoto-za was a ''[[bunraku]]'' theatre in [[Osaka]], founded in [[1684]] by [[Takemoto Gidayu|Takemoto Gidayû]]. Plays by many famous playwrights were performed there, including works by [[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], [[Namiki Sosuke|Namiki Sôsuke]], and [[Takeda Izumo I]]. Many of the playwrights working at the Takemoto-za worked together, as a committee, as was the custom at the time.