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Kuraki Special Commemorative Performance "Sold Out!" Candlelight Noh - Kyogen "Funefuna" by Nomura Man Noh "Aoi no ue" by Waku Sotaro Kyogen "Funefuna" Shite: Nomura Man (Kyogen Izumi School) Ado: Nomura Mannojo [Synopsis]The master takes Tarokaja to Nishinomiya and on the way they come across a large river called Kanzaki no Watashi.When he asks Tarokaja to call the boat on the other side, he calls it "Funa-ya-i," so the master scolds him and tells him to call it "Fune."The master then cites the analogy of "funa" and an old poem and says that "funa" is correct. Not to be outdone,the master also cites an old poem that uses "fune" and insists that "fune" is correct, but... This piece is about the silly Tarokaja, and the exchanges between him and the master are witty. Noh play "Aoi no ue" Shite: Waku Sotaro (Shite actor: Hosho school)Waki: Mikuriya SeigoTsure: Yabu KatsunoriWaki-tsure: Watanabe AoiAi: Nomura ShinnosukeFue（Noh flute）: Kumamoto ShuntaroKotudumi（small hand drum）: Iitomi KomeiOtudumi（large drum）: Okura EitaroTaiko（stick drum）: Okawa NoriyoshiJiutai（noh chorus）: Takahashi Norimasa, Higashikawa Naofumi, Kawase TakashiKouken(replacement personnel): Sano Genki, Imai Motoi, Ishizuka Naotoshi [Synopsis] Hikaru Genji's wife, Lady Aoi, is suffering from a serious illness.She has been treated by a renowned doctor and has received prayers from a high priest,but there is no sign of recovery. They suspect that she may be possessed by a spirit,they decide to call in a shrine maiden who can summon spirits to find out the truth.This shrine maiden is called the Azusa Shrine Maiden, and is a professional who drawsAzusa bow to summon spirits. Is the woman really the spirit of Lady Rokujo? The spirit, crying and muttering some sad words, sneaks up on Lady Aoi, hurling hateful words at her,and tries to take her away.A mountain ascetic called Yokokawa Kohijiri, who exorcises spirits, is immediately called in,and the evil spirit attacks Kohijiri, but is finally subdued by prayer and is able to attain nirvana.