Biography
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福原百之助
Real name: 若林 英次 / Eiji Wakabayashi
Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 1984
Hyakusuke Fukuhara VI (January 5, 1922 - August 7, 2010)Japanese Living National Treasure, shinobue / bamboo flautist, Nagauta performer, composer, born in Tokyo.
Stage name: 六代目 福原百之助 (Sixth generation Hyakusuke Fukuhara) / 四代目 寶 山左衛門 (Fourth generation Sanzaemon Takara)
Son of Nagauta performer Hyakusuke Fukuhara V.
In 1992, inherited the professional name of Sanzaemon Takara IV, a kabuki musician name which hadn't been used in a long time.