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After listening to the tale of the love affair between Hikaru Genji and Lady Yūgao (Moonflower) from a villager, the monk visits the Gojō area, following the woman’s story. When the monk visits this place, there is a lonely-looking house just as in the past, with hinged half wall grilles entangled with blooming moonflowers. When the monk tries to console Lady Yūgao’s soul, the one who appears by opening up the hinged half wall grille is the ghost of Lady Yūgao. She narrates the memory of her love for Hikaru Genji and dances. Lady Yūgao repeatedly begs the monk to console her soul and returns inside the hinged half wall grille before the break of day. It was all a dream the monk had. Everything happens in the monk’s dream.
This piece is based on the love story of Genji and Lady Yūgao; however, it overlaps the beauty of the moonflower with the image of Lady Yūgao, who ended her fragile life, and recreates Lady Yūgao who is as beautiful as a nymph of a flower, rather than performing the original story itself. This is a soft, exquisite drama, all of which takes place in the monk’s dream. STORY PAPER : Hashitomi / HajitomiStory Paper presents noh chant stories in modern speech, with story outlines, highlights and more using Adobe PDF format, which can print out and zoom in. Print out the pages and take them with you when you see the actual noh performance.
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