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Kayoi-Komachi (通小町)

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by David Surtasky Kayoi-Komachi (通小町) (summary) A fourth category play attributed to Ka’nami Quite some time ago there was a reclusive monk who secluded himself in the mountain village of Yase for a summer while pursuing his ascetic training. … Continue reading →

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Fudō Myō-ō: The Immovable

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by the Editor. The Buddhist sin of attachment: it appears as a repeated theme in noh. It becomes the pervading emotional force which won’t allow the sentimental dead to pass on (Tōru,) that causes vengeful still living spirits to … Continue reading →

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