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Eizaburo Kiyomoto

きよもと えいざぶろう

Kiyomoto Eisaburō

Aliases: 柿澤壽夫

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1927-06-24 (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
Died
2002-12-31 (Tokyo, Japan) age 75
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Kiyomoto-style shamisen performer, Composer, Lecturer
Active Years
1933-2002
Affiliations
Tokyo University of the Arts
Memberships
Japan Art Academy

Awards

Japan Art Academy Prize
1991
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property
1996
Work: Kiyomoto-style shamisen
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 認定
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, Gold and Silver Rays
2002
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 追贈

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hanawakashu

Kiyomoto-bushi

Ohyakudo

Kiyomoto-bushi

Chogonka Shō

Kiyomoto-bushi

Ochikara

Kiyomoto-bushi

Tsukiji Akashichō

Kiyomoto-bushi

Hai Kurabe

Kiyomoto-bushi

Yukinojō Kosode

Kiyomoto-bushi

Ame no Kitsune

Kiyomoto-bushi

Fukiyosebanashi

Kiyomoto-bushi

Ranchō

Kiyomoto-bushi

Genji Monogatari – Yugao

Kiyomoto-bushi

Onna Goyomi

Kiyomoto-bushi

Oto ni Kiku

Kiyomoto-bushi

Harima Renka O-natsu Kiyotaro

Kiyomoto-bushi

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年
    He continued performances and practice, maintaining his passion for shamisen until the end

Legacy

He greatly contributed to the dissemination of Kiyomoto-style shamisen and trained many disciples.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy

Quotes

  • I probably won't make it through the year. I won't see the New Year.
    Source: Testimony of Hayato Kakizawa (2002)

Trivia

  • He refused intravenous drips, saying ‘My arms are my tools of the trade.’
  • He always carried his shamisen on private overseas trips to practice at lodgings.