Kanze Kojiro Nobumitsu

Born: 1435
Died: 1516
Japanese: 観世小次郎信光 (Kanze Kojirou Nobumitsu)

Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a Noh ôtsuzumi drummer^[1] and playwright, known especially for the play Ataka, upon which the kabuki play Kanjinchô was later based.

Along with his contemporaries Kanze Nagatoshi and Konparu Zenpô, Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in fûryû Noh, featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles.

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Plays

Ataka
Funabenkei
Kôchô^[2]
Rashômon

References

Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese, vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152.

↑ Thomas Hare, Zeami Performance Notes, Columbia University Press (2008), 151.
↑ Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," Asian Theatre Journal 22:1 (2005), 37.

[1] Thomas Hare, Zeami Performance Notes, Columbia University Press (2008), 151.

[2] Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," Asian Theatre Journal 22:1 (2005), 37.

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