native_name_lang years_active native_name birth_date background instrument genre article_title name occupation
jpn 1954-present 六世藤舎呂船 1944 non_vocal_instrumentalist noh many others and kabuki tsuzumi , ōtsuzumi , taiko , traditional japanese theatre and dance tōsha rosen vi
 tōsha rosen musician , songwriter , educator
tōsha rosen vi

born in 1944 , his father was the 4th tōsha rosen .
he began studying percussion under his father at the age of six , focusing upon the `` ko-tsuzumi '' , a small hand-drum .
he later studied `` taiko '' under the 5th tōsha rosen , `` nagauta shamisen '' under kondō chōjūrō ii , kondō ayako , and kineya katsuroku , and `` kiyomoto-bushi '' under kiyomoto jukuni-tayū .
he made his first appearance on stage in 1954 , at the `` kyoto gion kaburenjō '' -lrb- song and dance practice hall -rrb- , under the name tōsha toshiaki .
he then took up the name tōsha naritoshi in 1968 , and made his kabuki debut in april the following year , performing for the dance piece `` renjishi '' at the kabuki-za in tokyo .
he succeeded to the name tōsha rosen , and the position as `` iemoto '' of the school , in september 1986 .
