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He performed as an actor for a time, under the name Asao Shôzô, having trained as a disciple of [[Asao Tamejuro|Asao Tamejûrô]], but beginning in the 11th month of [[1787]], he appeared on the ''[[banzuke]]'' of Osaka's [[Onishi no Shibai|Ônishi no Shibai]] as a playwright, under the name Namiki Shôzô.

He performed as an actor for a time, under the name Asao Shôzô, having trained as a disciple of [[Asao Tamejuro|Asao Tamejûrô]], but beginning in the 11th month of [[1787]], he appeared on the ''[[banzuke]]'' of Osaka's [[Onishi no Shibai|Ônishi no Shibai]] as a playwright, under the name Namiki Shôzô.

He became the chief playwright (''[[tatesakusha]]'') of the [[Naka no Shibai]] in Osaka in [[1794]], but after that worked under [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], and [[Nagawa Shimesuke I]], and never again achieved the position of ''tatesakusha'' for a theatre. He worked alongside Mansaku and Tokuzô in writing the play ''[[Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba]]'', which premiered at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in [[1796]], but is no other plays he created are said to be of particular note.

He became the chief playwright (''[[tatesakusha]]'') of the [[Naka no Shibai]] in Osaka in [[1794]], but after that worked under [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], and [[Nagawa Shimesuke I]], and never again achieved the position of ''tatesakusha'' for a theatre. He worked alongside Mansaku and Tokuzô in writing the play ''[[Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba]]'', which premiered at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in [[1796]], but no other plays he created are said to be of particular note.

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