Film
June at Kaohsiung Film Archive | Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage [General Audience]
Ninety years on the path of Kyogen: The artistic realm achieved by Living National Treasure Nomura Mansaku over a lifetime.
Living National Treasure Nomura Mansaku of the Kyogen world has devoted himself to this art for ninety years. This film intimately documents his commemorative performance at the age of 94, featuring the classic Kyogen piece 'Kawakami,' which depicts the love between husband and wife. The story tells of a blind man who visits the Kawakami Jizo statue to pray, regains his sight, but is then asked in a dream to separate from his wife. Through its cinematography, the film captures this supreme performance and also etches the master's upright, artisan figure backstage.
Living National Treasure Nomura Mansaku of the Kyogen world has devoted himself to this art for ninety years. This film intimately documents his commemorative performance at the age of 94, featuring the classic Kyogen piece 'Kawakami,' which depicts the love between husband and wife. The story tells of a blind man who visits the Kawakami Jizo statue to pray, regains his sight, but is then asked in a dream to separate from his wife. Through its cinematography, the film captures this supreme performance and also etches the master's upright, artisan figure backstage.
Event Details
- 2026-06-07 — 內惟藝術中心 · 電影館之友優待票+200;兒童優惠票+208;全票+260
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