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Takeharu Kunimoto

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Kunimoto Takeharu

別名: 加藤 武
ペンネーム: Unariya Beben（Stage name used on NHK-E TV program 'Nihongo de Asobo'）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-11-01 （Shimosō, Katori District, Chiba (now Narita), Japan）
死没
2015-12-24 （Hospital in Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan） 55歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Chiba Prefecture (birthplace) → Tokyo (base of activities)

経歴

職業
Rōkyoku performer, Shamisen player, Singer, Voice actor
活動期間
1981年〜2015年
所属
Japan Rōkyoku Association, Takeharudo Co., Ltd.
所属団体
Japan Rōkyoku Association (vice-chairman)
影響を受けた人物
Tenchūken Ryūgetsu (father), Kunimoto Harumi (mother)
影響を与えた人物

学歴

Nihon Kogakuin College
Department of Drama
国: Japan

受賞歴

Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Newcomer, Performing Arts)
1995
部門: 演芸部門新人賞
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞
Asakusa Entertainment Grand Prize (Newcomer Award)
1995
部門: 新人賞
主催: Asakusa Entertainment Awards Committee
結果: 受賞
Hanagata Entertainment Grand Prize (Grand Prize)
1999
対象作品: Sakura Gimin-den ~Jinpei no Watashi
部門: 大賞
主催: National Theatre
結果: 受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists (Folk Arts)
2000
部門: 新人賞（大衆芸能）
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞
Matsuo Entertainment Award (Excellence Award)
2012
部門: 優秀賞
主催: Matsuo Entertainment Award Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Sakura Gimin-den ~Jinpei no Watashi

1999年 Rōkyoku (performance piece)

A rōkyoku performance based on historical subject matter, presented with powerful narration and Kunimoto's distinctive shamisen technique.

Popular justiceRevengeHistory

Matsuyama Kagami

2002年 Rōkyoku (performance piece)

One of the pieces that won the Hanagata Entertainment Grand Prize at the National Theatre; combines classical elements with entertainment.

Loyalty and human feelingTradition

Appalachian Shamisen

2004年 Music album (Bluegrass × Shamisen)

Album created with 'Kunimoto Takeharu & The Last Frontier' during his stay in the U.S.; an attempt to fuse bluegrass and shamisen.

FusionCross-cultural exchange

全著作

  • Mattemashita: Meichoshi! (book)
  • Appalachian Shamisen (album)
  • Kunimoto Takeharu Classic Rōkyoku Selections (album)

翻案

  • Atama Yama (theatrical short animation — narrator)
  • Miyamoto Musashi -Souken ni Hase- (historical animated documentary — rōkyoku performance)

作風・主題

文体
Dramatic, narration-centered performance styleIntegration of shamisen accompaniment with contemporary music phrases
頻出モチーフ
Duty and human feelingHistorical figures and incidentsFusion of rōkyoku tradition and innovation

健康

  • Hospitalization (unspecified)
    2010-12
    Lost consciousness during a performance and was hospitalized; returned to the stage after rehabilitation.
  • Brain hemorrhage
    2015-12
    Was urgently hospitalized and died due to acute respiratory failure following a brain hemorrhage.

評価・遺産

While inheriting the tradition of classical rōkyoku, he developed a distinctive style by adding shamisen 'sing-and-play' techniques and elements from rock and bluegrass, gaining broad support. His appearances on TV, animation and children's programs made him beloved by younger audiences as well.

関連学会

  • Japan Rōkyoku Association

大衆文化への影響

  • Appeared as 'Unariya Beben' on NHK-E's 'Nihongo de Asobo'
  • Recognition through narration and appearances in anime and TV programs

豆知識

  • Real name was Takeshi Kato (Kato Takeshi).
  • Known to children as 'Unariya Beben' on NHK-E program 'Nihongo de Asobo'.
  • Formed the bluegrass band 'Kunimoto Takeharu & The Last Frontier' in the U.S., attempting to fuse shamisen and bluegrass.
  • Posthumous Buddhist name (kaimyō) was 'Yogan-in Genka Budō Koji'.