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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. 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>

Nobumitsu was the seventh son of [[On'ami]], third head of the [[Kanze school]]. Along with his son [[Kanze Nagatoshi|Kanze Yajirô Nagatoshi]] and contemporary [[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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==References==

==References==

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

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

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