Manzo Nomura

Noh actor. Kyogen performer of the Izumi school. The sixth generation of the Nomura Manzo family, who were town kyogen performers in the Maeda clan of Kaga (Ishikawa Prefecture) during the Edo period. Born in Tokyo as the eldest son of the fifth generation Manzo (retired name Mansai), who moved to Tokyo in the early Meiji period. Previously known as Mansaku and Manzo. With his disciplined and meticulous style of performance, he achieved the modernization of Kyogen, and in his later years he added a light and elegant style. He contributed to the spread of Kyogen not only in Japan but also in Europe and the United States. In 1967 (Showa 42), he was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). In 1969, he received the Art Academy Prize. In 1974, he became the first Kyogen performer to be elected a member of the Japan Art Academy. He studied under Shimomura Kiyotoki from a young age, and made a name for himself as a Noh mask maker. His books include "The Way of Kyogen," "Kyogen Masks," "Skills in Summer, Voices in Winter," and "Tales of Kyogen Art." His eldest son, the 7th Manzo (Nomura Man), his second son, the 2nd Mansaku, and his fifth son, Mannosuke, carried on the family tradition, and in 1997, the 7th Manzo was individually designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). Miyake Tokuro, the 9th, was his younger brother. The name Manzo was set to be passed down to the 8th generation by Nomura Mannojo, the 5th son of the 7th Manzo, but Mannojo passed away in 2004, and his second son, the 2nd Nomura Yojuro, took on the name 9th Manzo in 2005, and Mannosuke was posthumously awarded the 8th title.

[Kobayashi, Responsible]

“Nomura Manzo Collected Works” edited by Hisashi Furukawa and Tsukasa Kobayashi (1982, Satsuki Shobo)

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能楽師。和泉流(いずみりゅう)狂言方。江戸時代には加賀（石川県）前田藩の町方狂言師であった野村万蔵家の6世。明治初年に上京した5世万造（隠居名、萬斎(まんさい)）の長男として、東京に生まれる。前名万作、万造。規矩(きく)正しい神経の行き届いた芸風で狂言の近代化を達成し、晩年には軽妙洒脱(しゃだつ)の風を加えた。国内はもとより欧米への狂言の普及にも貢献。1967年（昭和42）重要無形文化財各個指定（人間国宝）の認定を受ける。69年度芸術院賞を受賞。74年には狂言方から初めて日本芸術院会員に選ばれた。少年時より下村清時(きよとき)に師事、能面作家としても一家をなした。著書に『狂言の道』『狂言面』『夏に技冬に声』『狂言芸話』がある。長男7世万蔵（野村萬(まん)）、次男2世万作、五男万之介(まんのすけ)が家芸を継ぎ、7世万蔵は97年（平成9）重要無形文化財各個指定（人間国宝）の認定を受ける。9世三宅藤九郎(みやけとうくろう)は実弟。なお、万蔵の名は、7世万蔵の長男5世野村万之丞に8世襲名が決まっていたが、万之丞は2004年に死去、次男2世野村与十郎が05年に9世万蔵を襲名、万之丞に8世が追贈された。

［小林　責］

『古川久・小林責編『野村万蔵著作集』（1982・五月書房）』

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