Dedication performance Kumano Hongu the 20th Anniversary of World Heritage Registration

MUSICAL REVUEOGURI & TERUTE
From “Oguri Hangan Terutehime”

Og uriKouda Tatsuya
TeruteA man
no H iroe
Director

K a s aii K enichiSupppop rtinng ApAppep arpearanannc e

K yyaa Wadai
Koaddaia koko Drumm Ch
C ildrdrren
e DONKAKA
Okuk
Oku kum
ukumumana o Daikan
ko Drum

Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at 5:00pm(After the Spiritual Mantou Festival)

Outside Noh stage in front of the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
4,000yen Ticket Office : Atelier Kashu Tel. 090-9676-3798

Photo by Miyauchi Katsu

Story Introduction

In 2004, in commemoration of the registration of KumanoHongu Taisha Shrine as a World Heritage Site, a playtitled "The Legend of Princess Terute" was dedicated andperformed at Ooyunohara. This year, in commemorationof the 20th anniversary of the World Heritage registration,
we will dedicate and perform the story of "Oguri andTerute" as a music festival drama at the sacred site in frontof Kumano Hongu Shrine. On the stage set up in front ofthe Hongu-taisha shrine gate with the cooperation of thechief priest Kuki, we will show an ancient scene
appropriate for the place of revival and resurrection, inwhich the chief priest hands a vajra staff to the regenerated
Oguri as a sign of his rebirth. Prior to the performance, the"Koya Wadaiko Drum Children DONKAKA" from Koya
will perform with the "Okukumano Drum" as a symbol ofthe exchange between Koyasan and Kumano.

This is a love story of separation and reunion between
Oguri Hangan and Terutehime. The wild Oguri is exiled
to Hitachinoku for the crime of contracting with a giant
snake, and is united with Terute. Her father Yokoyama,
who does not approve of this marriage, tries to kill her
with his man-eating horse Onikage, but Oguri rides
Onikage with great skill. Yokoyama finally tries to poison
Oguri and drown her daughter Terute in the Sagami River,
but Terute is saved by a follower and sold to a trader.
Tertate, who had been manipulated by Oguri and refused
to perform the duties of a prostitute, was sold one after
another. Thre e years passe d b efore she b e came amizujiri-onna at the brothel Yorozuya in Aogubi, MinoProvince, and was called Hitachi-Kohagi. Meanwhile,Oguri, who has fallen into hell, is given a seal in Enma's
handwriting by the great king Enma, which reads, "Let thisperson enter the hot spring of Kumano Hongu's yunomine
medicine," and is resurrected as Ami, a starving demon. Apriest in Fujisawa found him, placed him on a clay wheel,and wrote on the wheel's chest, "One pull of this person is
an offering for 1,000 priests, and two pulls are an offeringfor 10,000 priests. After that, good men and womenpulled this car one after another, and the car stopped at ayorozuya in Aogubu, Mino Province. Unaware that thisGaki Ami was her husband Oguri, Terute pulled the car to
make a memorial service for him, and wrote on the tag, "If
Gaki Ami recovers from his illness, Hitachi Kohagi of theAobushi Yorozuya will give him
lodging for the night. With thehelp of many people, Gakiami
eventually arrives at KumanoHongu, where he is restored toh i s f o r m e r s t a t e a s O g ur ithrough the miraculous powerof the medicinal hot spring, andis reunited with Terute.

KOUDA TASHUYAAMANO HIROE

Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Fine Arts, Department ofDrama. He worked as an apprentice to Bunta Sugawara at theBungakuza Theater Company, and after three and a half years oftraining, he became an independent actor. He has appeared in manyfilms, plays, TV shows, commercials, and narrations. His many
works with director Kenichi Kasai include "Oguri Hangan,Terutehime," "The Tale of the Heike," "Kojiki," and "Soseki's Dream."

After working at the Yen Theatre Institute, she is currently a memberof the theater company "Kokokaze" and performs on numerous
stages. Utilizing her natural sense of sound and rhythm, she plays awide range of roles from elementary school students to elderly
women. She is also a member of Herringbone Inc. and has appearedin commercials and narrated. She studied Nihon buyo (traditionalJapanese dance) under Hideyoshi Fujima.

TAKAHASHI KAZUHISA selected for the role ofNaosuke Gombei in "Yotsuya Ghost Story" directed byYossi Wieler of Germany. He co-directed "HIKOBAE
2013" with Shun Shioya on the theme of Tohoku
earthquake. He has performed many plays in Japan andabroad, including "Moi aussi je suis Catherine
Deneuve" and "Now and Then, Kaguya's Mission".

TSUBOI MIKA After working at Ninagawa Studio,
she studied "storytelling" under Hiroko Seki. She
writes her own scripts and she performs a wide rangeof Japanese classics and contemporary novels. She has
performed"Kojiki","Taketori
Monogatari","Shimayake" by Hiroshi Takada, and "Ryokuaki no
Butterfly" by Michiko Ishimure, and many others.

CHINONE TOSHIYASU He is based in Sendai,
Japan. He received the Miyagi Prefecture Art
Encouragement Award for New Artists. Heproduced "Kokorono Kinsen Hour Theatre Club"for the emotional recovery from the Great East
Japan Earthquake. Also has performed in supportof the affected areas and toured Tokyo and Seoul.

KANEKO AI Actor and artist. She has performed in"The Tale of the Heike - Hear it through Storytellingand Strings" series, "Storytelling of Gidayu: Biwa
Houshi Miminashihouichi", "Storytelling & Music:
Arabian Nights". She has performed in "Enshrinementof the Meridian" and "Gansaku: Under the Cherry
Blossom Forest in Full Blossom", among others.

NAKAE EMI is a performer, writer, and producer,
and her work revolves around physical expression.
Her themes are "people in nature" and "physicalsensation. She performs for young and old, male andfemale, inorganic and organic. She has performed in"Yoroboshi," "Hama no Onna," "Koromo" and "To theBeginning of the Tale of the Heike", among others.

TACHIBANA MASAYOSHI performs in his own dynamic andunique sound world, using not only ready-made instruments but also
pieces of iron, wood, flowerpots, and other materials. He also createsa musical world that is deeply attuned to the content of theperformance and the emotions of the actors.

SATO TAKEAKI studied jiuta koto music under Fumiko Yonekawa IIand nagauta under Naoyuki Imafuji. His composition and performance
activities cross Western and early modern Japanese music.

SHITARA SHUNZAN is a shakuhachi player of the Tozanryu. Asmusic for plays and storytelling, he achieves an expression that isdeeply attached to the content of the play.

Costume: HOSODA HINAKOStage Director: SHIMAMOTO KAZUTO
Hosted by Atelier KASHUMUSICAL REVUE OGURI & TERUTE

Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at 5:00pm (After the Spiritual Mantou Festival) Seating begins at 4:30pm
Outside Noh stage in front of the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine (1110 Hongucho Hongu, Tanabe, Wakayama 647-1731 JAPAN)
Admission ticket (unreserved seats):4,000yen Ticket Office : Atelier Kashu Tel. 090-9676-3798
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