is a fictional Japanese person. He has appeared in novels and plays, kōdan, television and film ''

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...

'' and other media. The earliest known appearance was in the work ''Ōkubo Musashi Abumi.'' Brimming with the Japanese values of '' giri'' and '' ninjō,'' the fishmonger Tasuke is the epitome of the '' Edokko,'' the son of Edo. A stock character in works set during the time of the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu (who ruled from 1623 to 1651), he collaborates with the veteran samurai Ōkubo Hikozaemon. Tasuke is so beloved that although fictional, he has a grave at a temple in

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Appearances

Isshin Tasuke has appeared in many works of fiction.

Kabuki

kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes ...

, Tasuke is a character in ''Medashi Yanagi Midori no Matsumae'' .

Film

The dozen works with Tasuke's name in the title include the 1930 Chiezō Kataoka portrayal in the

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film ''Isshin Tasuke,'' directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.

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wrote the screenplay for the 1945 '' Appare Isshin Tasuke'' starring Kenichi Enomoto (directed by Kiyoshi Saeki for Toho). Kabuki actor Kinnosuke Nakamura (Yorozuya) starred in five of a series of six movies for Toei ( Katsuo Nakamura portrayed the hero in the other).

Television

Three series and two specials have featured Tasuke in their titles. These aired on TBS (1969, 52 episodes starring Tarō Yamada), Fuji (1971, 25 episodes, starring Ryōtarō Sugi), Asahi (ANB) (1989, a New Year special starring Tōru Nakamura), Nippon Television (1990, a special with Morio Kazama), and

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(1999, 24 episodes on Friday evening prime time) with Naoto Ogata as Tasuke.

Song

Isshin Tasuke is in the titles of three ''

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''. Ichirō Toba sang ''Bungo no Isshin Tasuke''. Mitsuko Nakamura recorded ''Mitsuko no Isshin Tasuke''. Tarō Yamada (who starred in the television series) released ''Otoko! Isshin Tasuke.''

Appearances

Kabuki

Film

Television

Song

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