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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Atsumori canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeami Motokiyo → notableWork → Atsumori ⓘ
Zeami Motokiyo → wrote → Atsumori ⓘ
Kanze Motokiyo → notableWork → Atsumori ⓘ