or is a
Noh play
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. It is Japan's oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today. Noh is often based on tales from traditional literature featuri ...
of the
fourth category, probably from the 16th century, and possibly by
Kongō Yagorō.
Theme
An absentee husband and father sets in motion a chain of events whereby the steward left in charge of the family estate gradually exerts power over the mother and her son, Hanawaka.
Eventually the pair are forced into the demeaning activity of bird-scaring from a boat among the ricefields.
Torio-bune-yo
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See also
*Take no yuki
is a Noh play by Seami.
Theme
A man separates from his first wife and his daughter, but keeps his son with his second wife, who is urged by him to look after both the boy and the bamboo grove while he is on pilgrimage. Suspecting the son has c ...
References
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External links
Tori-oi-bune: Picture
Noh
Noh plays