Houkazo - Houkazo

Noh piece. Fourth piece. Five-school current piece. The author is said to be Miyamasu, but the author is unknown. Makino Kojiro (Tsure), whose father was killed by Tone Nobutoshi, persuades his elder brother (Shite), who is a Buddhist priest, to disguise himself as a traveling performer and set out to defeat the enemy. When Tone (Waki) comes to visit Mishima Shrine, the two approach him with Zen riddles, which Tone likes, and wait for an opportunity to finally defeat the enemy. The focus of this Noh play is not so much on the story of revenge, but on the performing arts such as kusemai (musical dance), kakko (drum playing), and short songs that were popular in the Middle Ages, along with Zen. In particular, the short song that begins with "What a city of fascinating flowers," which is also sung in the Kyogen plays "Hanaori" and "Hana Nusubito," incorporates a popular song of the time as it is, and is also included in the "Kanginshu."

[Masuda Shozo]

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能の曲目。四番目物。五流現行曲。作者は宮増(みやます)ともされるが不明。父を利根信俊(とねののぶとし)に殺された牧野小次郎（ツレ）は、仏門にある兄（シテ）を説得し、旅芸人の放下僧の姿となって敵(かたき)討に出(い)で立つ。三島(みしま)明神に参詣(さんけい)にきた利根（ワキ）に、2人は彼の好む禅問答で近づき、すきをうかがってついに敵を討つ。この能の眼目は、その敵討のストーリーよりも、禅とともに、中世に流行した曲舞(くせまい)、羯鼓(かっこ)、小歌などの芸能づくしにねらいがあり、とくに「面白(おもしろ)の花の都や」で始まる小歌は、狂言の『花折(はなおり)』『花盗人(はなぬすびと)』でも歌われるように、当時の流行歌がそのままに取り入れられ、『閑吟(かんぎん)集』にも採られている。

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