Degital Archives
“Traces of the masters”: 16 mm film from the Kōzan Bunko Collection
The Kōzan Bunko Collection contains around 50 rolls of 16 mm film recorded by EJIMA Ihei with the name “Fragments of noh drama, traces of the masters.” In 1987, these films were edited as video under the title “Traces of the Masters” with the addition of a soundtrack of singing (utai) and instrumental music (hayashi), and later converted to DVD.
This online archive consists of excerpts from individual plays, taken from the 16 mm recordings. The VHS version of “Traces of the Masters” also contains most of these recordings, but they are made public here in their original format, without alteration of speed or other kinds of editing.
The recordings are listed in the following categories:
(1) noh plays (in kana-order of play title),
(2) hakama-nō (noh plays performed in formal hakama costume, without masks), maibayashi (dance to chorus and instruments), shimai (noh dances),
(3) kyōgen plays,
(4) basic stage movements,
(5) miscellaneous.
An asterisk indicates that the recording is included in the VHS “Traces of the Masters.”
All names of performers are given in Japanese order.
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Noh plays
Aoinoue 葵上＊
KONGO Ukyo 金剛右京
1932/3/19
Noh Performance Sponsored by Nohgaku Performer Association 能楽協会能
Ataka 安宅＊
UMEWAKA Manzaburo 梅若萬三郎
unknown or 1933/3/21
Noh Memorial Performance for KANZE Kosetsu 観世紅雪追善能
Kagekiyo 景清＊
KOMPARU Kintaro 金春光太郎
1933/2/11
Noh Performance Sponsored by Nohgaku Performer Association 能楽協会能
Kagetsu 花月＊
KONGO Ukyo 金剛右京
1933/2/11
Noh Performance Sponsored by Nohgaku Performer Association 能楽協会能
Kosodesoga 小袖曽我＊
KOMPARU Eijiro シテ：金春栄治郎
TAKASE Sumiyuki ツレ：高瀬寿美之
1932/9/28
Asahi Noh Performance 朝日能
Shakkyo Renjishi 石橋 連獅子＊
HOSHO Shigefusa・HOSHO Fusao 宝生重英・宝生英雄
1933/5/28
Noh Memorial Performance for HOSHO Kanai 宝生嘉内追善能
Semimaru 蝉丸
UMEWAKA Manzaburo 逆髪：梅若萬三郎
KANZE Sakon 蝉丸：観世左近
1933/9/27
Asahi Noh Performance 朝日能＝四流連合演能大会
Danpu 檀風＊
MATSUMOTO Nagashi 松本長
1934/10/26
Noh Performance for Support MATSUMOTO Kenzo 下掛宝生会能＝松本謙三後援会
Maibayashi (dance to chorus and instruments), Shimai (noh dances)
Miscellaneous
Baseball match between Hōshō and Wanya
Funeral for Matsumoto Nagashi
Scenes from inside a temple, etc.
Children