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Kiyomoto musicians on stage in a Shosagoto play “Michiyuki Hatsune no Tabi”. Onoe Baiko 7th as Shizukagozen, Onoe Shoroku 2nd as Tadanobu, in fact Genkuro Gitsune, and Ichimura Uzaemon 17th as Tota. January, 1974 at the National Theatre. （Y_E0100063000096）
It refers to the performing arts of storytelling accompanied by the Shamisen. Prior to the Azuchi and Momoyama periods, the biwa was used for accompaniment. At the end of the 17th century, Gidayu-bushi was established and developed in association with manipulating puppets. After Tokiwazu-, Tomimoto-, and Kiyomoto-bushi were established in Edo in the mid-18th century, their songs came to be used for the Shosagoto (dance dramas) in Kabuki.
