noun
gidayū reciter
A performer who recites the narrative part in gidayū-bushi, a style of jōruri chanting used in bunraku puppet theater and kabuki.
彼は有名な義太夫語りで、毎年文楽公演に出演している。
He is a famous gidayū reciter and performs in bunraku productions every year.
Compound of 義太夫 (gidayū, from the name of the founder Takemoto Gidayū) and 語り (katari, 'recitation').