著者

廣岡 守穂

出版者

中央大学政策文化総合研究所

雑誌

中央大学政策文化総合研究所年報 (ISSN:13442902)

巻号頁・発行日

no.22, pp.87-103, 2019-09-10

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After Meiji Restoration, the process of modernization greatly changed Japanese people's thoughts and sensitivity. This change can be described as "a transition from fiction to real". For instance, we can observe this in the field of entertainment at that time. There were several major forms of entertainments. Kabuki is a classical dancedrama, started in early seventeenth century. On the other hand, Soshi Shibai was a new form of public entertainment started by Otojiiro Kawakami in early Meiji period to promote the Freedom and People's Rights Movement. Enka is another new form of public entertainment influenced by these movements. While the Meiji government forcefully encouraged Kabuki business to write their scenarios based on facts, it is Soshi Shibai which wrote the scenarios including facts. Also, Azenbou Soeda, a Enka singer, also included the important events and social trends in his songs. Effectively, the Freedom and People's Right movement, not the pressure from authorities, facilitated the progress of "real" in public entertainments.