Noh Play - Osaka, Japan - July 2006

[Qcumber]

BTW the sword is named Kogitsune "Little Fox" because the god Inari, the god of rice, who has intervened in its smithing, is often represented as a fox (kitsune), his messenger.

[Qcumber]

I have found the title of the play: Kokaji. The Emperor has made a dream telling him to order the best swordsmith, Kokaji Munechika, to make a special sword. He sends his minister Tachibana no Michinari to the smith, who wishes he had a mate to help him. Then comes over an unknown youth (actually the god Inari in disguise) who tells the smith he'll be helped. In the second act, the god does appear as such, and helps Munechika to make the sword.

[mvlytle]

I liked the music in this play (titled???), but I wish I could have seen the shite better.

[Qcumber]

I don't know this play, but I understand a god intervenes in the smithing of a sword.

[Qcumber]

This Noh music is unusual.

[montecristo73]

Wow! That was intense! Is this at the Osaka Bunraku Theater?

[Qcumber]

This is not Bunraku (puppets) but Noh (Nougaku).

[montecristo73]

Yes, I should have written Osaka National Theater. My mistake.

[xTOKYOSUNSHINEx]

Lovely! Do you know which play this is?