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 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.

Plays

• Ataka
• Funabenkei
• Kôchô
• Rashômon
• Taisei Taishi

References

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