Taihei Hayashiya Rakugo Shu Taihei Rakugo Shibahama / Shinigami / Yorokobi wo Tsukuru Otoko

[Machine Translation] Taihei Hayashiya's first CD for Nippon Columbia was released in 2004, and the program was "Shibahama" from "Shibahama no Kai," a solo performance he had already hosted as an annual year-end event. In the 18 years since then, the annual "Shibahama" has continued as usual, with a larger venue and a larger number of rakugo fans, and has become the life's work of Taihei Hayashiya. This volume includes the latest version of "Shibahama," the hilarious "Shinshin," and Taihei Hayashiya's own autobiographical father-son love story, "The Man Who Creates Joy. The Reaper: Taihei Taihei's version of "The Reaper" is a hilarious version. The main character is an unsuccessful comical storyteller who is not very good at his job, and the story is so funny that it seems to be a parody of Taihei himself. The Shinigami in this story tries to cheer up his favorite comical storyteller by teaching him a certain spell to make money. The comedian, who has made a fortune and is in a good mood, disobeys the Grim Reaper's teachings... What is the man's fate? The Man Who Creates Joy: When Taihei was a child, his father spent every day at the sewing machine making clothes. It may have been difficult for him to understand his father's love for Taihei as he grew up through junior high school, high school, and college. In a sense, this is Taihei's autobiography as well as a story of father and son. Shibahama: In the previous CD Shibahama, which was released in 2004, the main character and his wife were young, and the violent protagonist, Katsugoro, changed dynamically because of his youth. In contrast, the couple in this work is very different, and their love for each other oozes out here and there. I believe that Tahei's "Shibahama" has emerged, which is different from that of other rakugo storytellers.

林家たい平が日本コロムビア(株)で初めてCDを発売したのが2004年、演目はその時すでに年末恒例で主催していた独演会「"芝浜"の会」からの「芝浜」であった。それから18年間、恒例の「"芝浜"の会」は変わらずに続けられ、会場も大きくなりさらに多くの落語ファンを集めており、林家たい平のライフワークとなっている。今作は最新版の「芝浜」に加え、爆笑編「死神」、林家たい平自身の自伝的父子愛物語「喜びを作る男」の3演目を収録。 ●死神: たい平版の「死神」は爆笑編である。主人公は売れない下手くそな噺家、まるでたい平自身をパロディに仕立て上げたような楽しい語り出しだ。本作に登場する死神は、大好きなその噺家を応援しようと、金儲けをするためのあるまじないを教える。見事大儲けし調子に乗った噺家は、死神の教えに背いたせいで・・・この男の運命は? ●喜びを作る男: たい平が子供の頃、父はミシンに向かって毎日のように洋服を仕立てていた。中学、高校、大学と成長するたい平に対して注いだ父の愛の形は当人にはなかなかわかりにくかったかもしれない。これはある意味たい平の自伝であり、かつ父と子の物語である。 ●芝浜: 2004年に発売されたCDに収録されていた前作の「芝浜」では、主人公夫婦像が若さにあふれ、その若さゆえ乱暴な主人公・勝五郎がダイナミックに変わってゆく物語だった。それに対し今作の夫婦像は大きく変化しており、夫婦のお互いに対する愛情がそこかしこににじみ出てくる。他の落語家とは異なる、たい平の「芝浜」が現れたのではないか。