noun
jōruri reciter; jōruri chanter
A performer who recites or chants the narrative part of jōruri, a traditional Japanese puppet theater accompanied by shamisen.
See also: 浄瑠璃
彼は有名な浄瑠璃語りで、毎年大きな舞台に立つ。
He is a famous jōruri reciter and performs on major stages every year.
浄瑠璃語りの語り口は独特の節回しがある。
The recitation style of a jōruri chanter has a distinctive melodic pattern.
Compound of 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, a style of narrative music) and 語り (katari, 'recitation' or 'storytelling'). The reading かたり is the nominalized form of 語る (kataru, 'to recite').