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Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a [[Noh]] ''[[otsuzumi|ôtsuzumi]]'' drummer<ref>Thomas Hare, ''Zeami Performance Notes'', Columbia University Press (2008), 151. </ref> and playwright, known especially for the play ''[[Ataka]]'', upon which the [[kabuki]] play ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' was later based. | Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a [[Noh]] ''[[otsuzumi|ôtsuzumi]]'' drummer<ref>Thomas Hare, ''Zeami Performance Notes'', Columbia University Press (2008), 151. </ref> and playwright, known especially for the play ''[[Ataka]]'', upon which the [[kabuki]] play ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' was later based. | ||
| − | Along with his contemporaries [[Kanze Nagatoshi]] and [[Konparu Zenpo|Konparu Zenpô]], Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in ''[[furyu Noh|fûryû Noh]]'', featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles. | + | Along with his contemporaries [[Kanze Nagatoshi]] and [[Konparu Zenpo|Konparu Zenpô]], Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in ''[[furyu Noh|fûryû Noh]]'', featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles. Unlike Zenpô and Nagatoshi, however, Nobumitsu's plays - especially ''Ataka'' and ''[[Funabenkei]]'' - have retained considerable popularity in the repertoire down through the centuries.<ref>Lim, 49n19.</ref> |
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*''Ataka'' | *''Ataka'' | ||
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*''[[Kocho|Kôchô]]''<ref>Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," ''Asian Theatre Journal'' 22:1 (2005), 37.</ref> | *''[[Kocho|Kôchô]]''<ref>Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," ''Asian Theatre Journal'' 22:1 (2005), 37.</ref> | ||
*''[[Rashomon (Noh)|Rashômon]]'' | *''[[Rashomon (Noh)|Rashômon]]'' | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 1 March 2014
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. Unlike Zenpô and Nagatoshi, however, Nobumitsu's plays - especially Ataka and Funabenkei - have retained considerable popularity in the repertoire down through the centuries.[2]
Plays
- Ataka
- Funabenkei
- Kôchô[3]
- Rashômon
- Taisei Taishi
References
- Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese, vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152.
