長山禮三郎七回忌追善

第18回　桂諷會

Date	2026/11/23(Mon) 13:30
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Noh Eguchi Nagayama Keizo

Kyogen Hikazu Nomura Mansaku

Shimai Izutsu Nagayama Kozo

Tama no Dan Uzawa Hisashi

Kagekiyo Kanze Tetsunojo

Toru Kanze Atsuo

Noh Kokaji Nagayama Rinzo

[Pre-show Lecture]

Prior to the main performance, we will hold an explanatory lecture and an experiential workshop. In the explanatory lecture, Noh researcher Omote Kiyoshi will explain the charm of the works, and Nagayama Keizo and Rinzo will explain the highlights with practical demonstrations. The experiential workshop is a new approach in which you will deepen your understanding of the stories through your body by actually singing the key lines of "Eguchi" and "Kokaji" aloud.

●Explanatory Lecture

Date and Time: Sunday, November 1, 2026, starting at 1:30 PM (approximately 90 minutes)

●Experience Lecture

Date and Time: Sunday, November 8, 2026, starting at 1:30 PM (approximately 75 minutes)

[Tuition Fee] 1,000 yen each (Capacity: 15 people)

[Venue] Setagaya Nagayama Noh Stage

4-31-3 Kaminoge, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

*Please note that the venue for the pre-lecture is not the National Noh Theatre.

[Reservation] Tessenkai 03-3401-2285 (Weekdays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

【"Explanatory Lecture" Video Streaming】

After the explanatory lecture, a video of the day's events will be streamed online. If you wish to watch, please apply to Tessenkai (03-3401-2285). We will ask for your email address at that time, and at a later date we will send you the URL and password for the video stream to the email address you specified.

[Streaming Viewing Fee] 1,000 yen

*Due to circumstances, the program and performers may be changed without notice.

*Entry and exit to the auditorium may be restricted during the performance.

*Actions that disturb other customers, as well as bringing in dangerous items and alcoholic beverages, are strictly prohibited.

*Eating and drinking in the auditorium, and taking photographs, recording audio or video without the permission of the organizers are strictly prohibited.

*To avoid disrupting the performance, please turn off the power of mobile phones and other devices that emit sound or light during the performance. *Except in the case of cancellation due to force majeure such as natural disasters, tickets cannot be canceled, exchanged for other performances, or refunded.

Noh play: Eguchi

A group of traveling monks (Waki and Wakitsure) on a pilgrimage to western Japan travel down the Yodo River and visit the village of Eguchi. It is known as a place where brothels once lined the streets, and where it is said that Eguchi no Kimi, the head of the inn, refused the request of the monk Saigyo for lodging for the night. The traveling monks hum a poem that Saigyo wrote about Eguchi no Kimi at that time, in front of the site where Eguchi no Kimi once stood. Then, a woman from the village (Mae-Shite) appears and tells them that there is a reply to their poem. It is a poem advising Saigyo to abandon his attachment to this world, and she reveals that she is Eguchi no Kimi before disappearing. 。

(Intermission)

As the traveling monks, having been told by the villagers (ai) that Lady Eguchi is a reincarnation of Fugen Bodhisattva, mourn her, the spirit of Lady Eguchi (ato-shite) appears in a boat accompanied by a courtesan (tsure). After showing a magnificent boating spectacle, she laments her fate as a courtesan and dances quietly, speaking of the impermanence of this world. Eventually, she explains that this world is a temporary one and urges liberation from attachment, and then she suddenly transforms into the form of Fugen Bodhisattva, and the boat turns into a white elephant and disappears into the western sky.

This play, which highlights worldly truths within a Buddhist worldview, is said to be one of the most difficult Noh plays. This time, we will depict the profound spiritual world while cherishing the feelings of remembrance for the deceased. Kyogen Hikuzu The master (ado), who wants to serve thin tea to the pilgrims who come to the memorial service for Uji Bridge, orders Taro Kaja (shite) to grind the hikuzu. Hikuzu is the tea leaves left over after sifting with a winnowing basket, and Taro Kaja reluctantly starts working with a tea mill, but soon falls asleep. Jiro Kaja (ko-ado) comes in and tries to wake him up by telling him stories of sumo and performing a short dance, but it has no effect. So Jiro Kaja comes up with a prank and decides to put a demon mask on the sleeping Taro Kaja's face. Soon the master comes in and makes a big fuss saying, "There's a demon!"...

Noh play: Kokaji

When Tachibana no Michinari (Wakitsure), who serves Ichijoin, visits the swordsmith Sanjo Kokaji Munechika (Waki), he conveys an imperial command to forge a sword. However, in order to complete a sword to be presented to the Emperor, a partner with equal skill is needed, so Munechika goes to the shrine to seek the protection of his tutelary deity, Inari Myojin. There, a mysterious boy (Mae-Shite) appears, encourages him by quoting Chinese legends, promises to act as his partner, and then disappears.

Soon, as Munechika is getting ready, a fox, the incarnation of Inari Myojin (Ato-Shite), appears and forges the sword together, inscribing "Kokaji Munechika" on the front and "Kogitsune" on the back, thus completing the famous sword Kogitsunemaru. This time, the performance will feature many young Noh actors, with the lead actor (Shite) taking center stage. In this piece, Munechika's earnest efforts to forge his sword can be seen as mirroring the journey of an artist who continues to hone their craft, making it a truly captivating experience.

Noh Eguchi Saishiki

Mae Shite: Village Woman Nagayama Keizo

Ato Shite: Spirit of Lady Eguchi 〃

Tsure: Spirit of a Courtesan Sakai Otoharu

〃〃 Kitanami Takahiro

Waki: Traveling Monk Mikuriya Seigo

Wakitsure: Attendant Monk Ohinata Kan

〃〃 Watanabe Aoi

Ai: Villager Fukada Hiroji

Flute Matsuda Hiroyuki

Kotsuzumi Okura Genjiro

Otsuzumi Kunikawa Jun