Sotoba Komachi
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Sotoba Komachi is a classical Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami Motokiyo, that portrays the legendary poet Ono no Komachi in her old age while exploring themes of beauty, impermanence, and spiritual salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sotoba Komachi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11749732 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sotoba Komachi Context triple: [Zeami Motokiyo, notableWork, Sotoba Komachi]
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A.
Koizumi Hanayo
Koizumi Hanayo is a shy, rice-loving first-year student and idol-in-training from the multimedia project Love Live! School Idol Project, where she is a member of the school idol group μ's.
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B.
Himeka Akishino
Himeka Akishino is a chūnibyō-afflicted classmate in the romantic comedy light novel and anime series "Oreshura," known for her delusional fantasies and eccentric behavior.
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C.
Kodama Saki
Kodama Saki is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, likely recognized in a specific professional or cultural field.
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D.
Ichijō Haruko
Ichijō Haruko is a Japanese individual best known under this name, which serves as both her birth name and public identity.
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E.
Tsubaki Sawabe
Tsubaki Sawabe is a childhood friend of protagonist Kousei Arima in the anime and manga series "Your Lie in April," known for her energetic personality and complex, evolving feelings toward him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sotoba Komachi Target entity description: Sotoba Komachi is a classical Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami Motokiyo, that portrays the legendary poet Ono no Komachi in her old age while exploring themes of beauty, impermanence, and spiritual salvation.
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A.
Koizumi Hanayo
Koizumi Hanayo is a shy, rice-loving first-year student and idol-in-training from the multimedia project Love Live! School Idol Project, where she is a member of the school idol group μ's.
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B.
Himeka Akishino
Himeka Akishino is a chūnibyō-afflicted classmate in the romantic comedy light novel and anime series "Oreshura," known for her delusional fantasies and eccentric behavior.
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C.
Kodama Saki
Kodama Saki is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the surname Kodama, likely recognized in a specific professional or cultural field.
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D.
Ichijō Haruko
Ichijō Haruko is a Japanese individual best known under this name, which serves as both her birth name and public identity.
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E.
Tsubaki Sawabe
Tsubaki Sawabe is a childhood friend of protagonist Kousei Arima in the anime and manga series "Your Lie in April," known for her energetic personality and complex, evolving feelings toward him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese theatrical work
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Noh play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zeami’s Komachi plays cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Legend of Ono no Komachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts | Ono no Komachi in old age ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
confrontation between worldly beauty and religious truth
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dialogue on poetry and faith ⓘ |
| dramaticType | mugen Noh (phantasmal Noh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
illusion versus reality
ⓘ
karma and attachment ⓘ relationship between poetic genius and spiritual salvation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
an old woman
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spirit of a former lover ⓘ two priests ⓘ |
| genre | Noh ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | "Komachi at the Stupa" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mishima Yukio’s modern Noh play "Sotoba Komachi"
NERFINISHED
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modern Japanese theatre adaptations ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major classical Noh play about Ono no Komachi ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Komachi-mono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ono no Komachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| motif |
grave marker (sotoba)
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possession by a vengeful spirit ⓘ recollection of past love ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | performed by the five main Noh schools ⓘ |
| period | Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
former great beauty now living in poverty
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renowned waka poet ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
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a temple precinct ⓘ |
| structure | two-act Noh play ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist view of impermanence
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aging ⓘ beauty ⓘ impermanence ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual salvation ⓘ suffering ⓘ transience of beauty ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 15th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| titleElement | "sotoba" refers to a Buddhist stupa or grave post ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sotoba Komachi Description of subject: Sotoba Komachi is a classical Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami Motokiyo, that portrays the legendary poet Ono no Komachi in her old age while exploring themes of beauty, impermanence, and spiritual salvation.
Referenced by (2)
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