Kawatake Mokuami
- Name: Kawatake Mokuami
- Native name: 河竹黙阿弥
- Also Known as: Yoshimura Yoshisaburou, Furukawa Mokuami, Hoho, Katsu Genzo, Katsu Genzou, Shiba Shinsuke, Nidaimedo Kawatake Shinshichi, Kawatake Shinshichi II, かわたけ もくあみ, よしむら よしさぶろう, かつ げんぞう, そすい, しば しんすけ, にだいめ かわたけ しんしち, 吉村芳三郎, 其水, 古河黙阿弥, 芳芳, 勝諺蔵, 芝晋輔, 二代目河竹新七
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: March 1, ????
- Died: January 22, 1893
He was born the second son of Yoshimura Kanbei, a wealthy merchant in Edo's Nihonbashi district. However, from a young age, he immersed himself in the creation of novels, play scripts, haiku, and kyoka poetry. His indulgent lifestyle led to his disinheritance at the age of 14. He began working as an assistant in a lending library to support himself, but he spent his days absorbed in reading from morning till night, neglecting his duties. Yet, this would eventually become his foundation for the future.
Eventually, under the pseudonym Hoho (芳芳), he began to distinguish himself in kyoka poetry, haiku, and dance. In 1835, he finally quit his job and, through the introduction of Omon, a dance master in Shibutagawamachi, he became a disciple of the fifth generation of Nanboku Tsuruya, changing his name to Katsu Genzo (勝諺蔵). In 1841, he took the name Shiba Shinsuke (芝晋輔) and in 1843, he succeeded to the name Kawatake Shinshichi II (二代目河竹新七), becoming an established playwright.
He passed away at his residence in Honjo Futabacho due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
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