Investigation and research on Kabuki actors' performances in the Tokai regions in the the late Edo period.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00324
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
• Research Institution: Gifu Women's University
• Principal Investigator: KIMURA Ryo 岐阜女子大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (70546150)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 近世後期 / 東海地域 / 歌舞伎役者 / 地方興行 / 地域社会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigates the theatrical performances of Kabuki actors mainly in the Tokai region in the 19th century. First, we planned to collect materials by surveying museums, archives, and libraries in the relevant areas, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, we had to limit the number of research sites.
From the materials collected at the limited number of research institutions, we were able to ascertain the location of the play, the number of days it was held, the program, the actors who performed in the play, and the showman who made the theatrical performance possible. In addition, a "Chronological Table of Theatrical Entertainments" has been created to better understand the relationship between Kabuki actors and entertainers belonging to the three metropolitan theaters in the Tokai region.

Free Research Field

日本近世文化史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

江戸時代、三都（江戸・京・大坂）の芝居小屋に所属している歌舞伎役者の地方興行研究については、必ずしも進展を見せている状況とは言えない。本研究は、各地域の諸機関所蔵の史資料、例えば「芝居番付」をはじめとする興行記録及び人々の評判などを分析して、地域に残存している史資料を基に歴史学的視点から地方興行を捉えようとした点に学術的意義が認められる。
さらに、これまで十分な成果があるとは言えない歌舞伎役者と地域の人々との結びつきなどの実態について一歩ずつ解明が進められ、東海地域における人々の歌舞伎享受の一端を提示できたという点に社会的意義もある。