Noh Masterpiece Collection: Noh "Yorimasa" Kita School / Noh "Yoroboshi" DVD

Relive the stage performances of Noh masters!
A DVD where you can enjoy the legendary performances of masters designated as Living National Treasures, with precious footage! This DVD features legendary performances by Noh masters from the NHK archives.

Noh Play Yorimasa
Kita School: Roppeiroku Kita, Shige Yoshi Mori
Noh Play Yoroboshi
Kita School: Kikuo Tomoeda, Kenzo Matsumoto

Yorimasa
An old man appears before a traveling monk visiting Byodo-in Temple in Uji. He is the spirit of Gen-Sanmi Yorimasa.
That night, he reveals his past self and recounts his defeat in battle against the Taira clan and his subsequent suicide.
A masterpiece by Zeami based on The Tale of the Heike.
Roppeiroku Kita was eighty-two years old at the time of this broadcast recording. His sharp, masterful performance, imbued with the scent of the samurai era, became a precious record.
(Broadcast on NHK General Japanese Performing Arts on July 5, 1957)

Yoroboshi
Takanobu Takayasu, misled by slander, banished his own son, Shuntokumaru. Regretting his actions, he encounters a blind boy while performing good deeds at Tennōji Temple in Naniwa. This boy is none other than Shuntokumaru. The father guides his son, and they return to their hometown.
A masterpiece by Motomasa, son of Zeami. Kikuo Tomoeda's masterful performance shines.
(Broadcast on NHK Educational TV Noh on February 11, 1980)

88 minutes
Screen size 4:3
Black and White / Color
Includes explanatory leaflet