Atsumori

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Atsumori is a classical Noh play that dramatizes the tragic death and lingering spirit of the young warrior Taira no Atsumori during the Genpei War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Noh play
alternateNameOfCharacter Renshō NERFINISHED
associatedClan Taira clan NERFINISHED
basedOn death of Taira no Atsumori
battleDepicted Battle of Ichi-no-Tani NERFINISHED
categoryInNoh shura-mono (warrior play)
centralEvent killing of Atsumori by Kumagai
countryOfOrigin Japan
dramaticDevice mugen Noh (dream-vision) structure
dramaticFocus Atsumori’s attachment to life
Kumagai’s remorse
ending Atsumori attains peace through prayer
featuresCharacterAsGhost Taira no Atsumori GENERATED
featuresCharacterAsMonk Kumagai Naozane GENERATED
genre Noh NERFINISHED
hasChorus yes
hasShiteRole ghost of Taira no Atsumori NERFINISHED
hasWakiRole Renshō (Kumagai Naozane as monk) NERFINISHED
historicalContext Genpei War NERFINISHED
influenceOn Japanese literature
Japanese theatre
modern adaptations of Genpei War stories
literarySource Genpei Jōsuiki NERFINISHED
Heike Monogatari NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Kumagai Naozane NERFINISHED
Taira no Atsumori NERFINISHED
motif recitation of the Lotus Sutra
warrior’s helmet and flute
opposedClan Minamoto clan NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Japanese
performanceTradition Hōshō school of Noh NERFINISHED
Kanze school of Noh NERFINISHED
Kita school of Noh NERFINISHED
Komparu school of Noh NERFINISHED
Kongō school of Noh NERFINISHED
periodOfComposition Muromachi period (traditional attribution)
religiousFramework Buddhist concept of rebirth
Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED
setting Suma Bay NERFINISHED
structure two-act Noh play
symbol Atsumori’s flute NERFINISHED
waves at Suma Bay
theme Buddhist salvation
karma and atonement
lingering spirits
transience of life
war and repentance
timeOfSetting late Heian period NERFINISHED

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Zeami Motokiyo notableWork Atsumori
Zeami Motokiyo wrote Atsumori