義父(ぎふ)から勘当(絶縁)され、旅芸人(たびげいにん)として各地を放浪する生活

That criticism provoked the anger of Kitahachi's adoptive father and art master, Genzaburo Onji, leading to Kitahachi being disowned (severed) from the family. Having lost everything, Kitahachi wandered various regions as a traveling performer. One night, at an old inn in Kuwana, he found himself amidst the mysterious beauty of 'Uta Andon' (chanting under the beautiful light of a paper lantern).