(7 July 1919 – 4 September 2014) was a Japanese

rōkyoku ''Rōkyoku'' (; also historically called ''naniwa-bushi'', ) is a genre of traditional Japanese narrative singing. This genre is performed by a singer accompanied by a ''shamisen'', ''rōkyoku'' became very popular in Japan during the first half ...

singer. He died at the age of 95.浪曲師の五月一朗さん死去　文化庁芸術祭優秀賞を受賞

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