Kanze Nobumitsu
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Kanze Kojiro Nobumitsu 観世小次郎信光 (?1435 or 1450 - July 7, 1516) was a Japanese noh
playwright and secondary actor during the Muromachi Era
, from the house of Kanze. He was the grandson of Noh playwright Zeami Motokiyo
, and is considered one of the last important playwrights of the golden age of Noh.
Noh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
playwright and secondary actor during the Muromachi Era
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
, from the house of Kanze. He was the grandson of Noh playwright Zeami Motokiyo
Zeami Motokiyo
Zeami Motokiyo , also called Kanze Motokiyo , was a Japanese aesthetician, actor and playwright.-Acting:...
, and is considered one of the last important playwrights of the golden age of Noh.
Selected plays
- AtakaAtaka (play)Ataka is a Noh play written in 1465, during the Muromachi Era of Japan by playwright Kanze Nobumitsu.It has been adapted as a Kabuki play, Kanjinchō, and as a movie, Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi, directed by Kurosawa Akira.-Synopsis:...
- MomijigariMomijigari (play)or Maple Viewing is a Japanese shosagoto play, usually performed in kabuki and noh. It was also the first narrative ever filmed in Japan. It was written by Kanze Nobumitsu during the Muromachi period...
- DōjōjiDōjōji (Noh play)' is a famous Noh play of the fourth category , of unknown authorship. Traditionally it is said to be written by Kan'ami and revised by Zeami, while others assign it to Kanze Nobumitsu; there are many variations in different texts, and a popular adaptation for kabuki theatre...
- Funa benkeiFuna benkeiFuna benkei is a Japanese Noh play written by Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu, eventually adapted to Kabuki by Kawatake Mokuami in 1885. It was staged for the first time in November that year and starred Ichikawa Danjūrō IX.-Story:...