nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: But it was not Kanbe FUJIMA who passed the name 'Kanjuro,' which he temporarily used as his professional name, down to later generations; instead, it was his pupil and adopted son Daisuke FUJIMA who founded the 'Kanjuro' line.
Japanese: 藤間勘兵衛が一時名乗った「勘十郎」の名を代数に入れずその門下で養子の藤間大助が名乗った「勘十郎」を初代としている。
English: Kanjuro FUJIMA (1796 - Jan. 16, 1841)
Japanese: 藤間勘十郎（寛政8年（1796年）-天保11年12月24日(旧暦)（1841年1月16日））
English: He created the choreography for the transformation dances of Utaemon NAKAMURA IV and Sanjuro SEKI II.
Japanese: 中村歌右衛門(4代目)、関三十郎(2代目)の変化舞踊の振付けをする。
English: Kanjuro FUJIMA II (1823 - 1882) was the third-generation head of the Fujima school of performance.
Japanese: 藤間勘十郎（文政6年（1823年）-明治15年（1882年））藤間流3代目宗家。
English: Note that a different branch family's head (1866 - August 19, 1888) took the name Kanbe FUJIMA III (though nominally Kanbe FUJIMA IV).
Japanese: なお、別家元（慶応2年（1866年）-明治21年（1888年）8月19日）が3代目勘兵衛（名義上4代目）を名乗った。
English: Like Kanjuro FUJIMA III, the head of a different family branch (year of birth unknown - 1892) took the name Kanbe FUJIMA IV (though nominally Kanbe FUJIMA V).
Japanese: 同じく別家元（生年不詳-明治25年（1892年））が4代目勘兵衛（名義上5代目）を名乗った。
English: Kanjuro FUJIMA V (year of birth unknown - March 10, 1935) was the sixth-generation head of the Fujima school.
Japanese: 藤間勘十郎（生年不詳-昭和10年（1935年3月10日）藤間流6代目宗家。
English: As with earlier generations, the head of a different family branch (year of birth unknown - 1926) took the name Kanbe FUJIMA V (though nominally Kanbe FUJIMA VI).
Japanese: 同じく別家元（生年不詳-大正15年（1926年））が5代目勘兵衛（名義上6代目）を名乗った。
English: Kosetsu KANZE (1843 - March 31, 1911) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Kanze-ryu school.
Japanese: 観世紅雪（かんぜこうせつ、1843年（天保14年）-1911年（明治44年）3月31日）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: He used to accompany with Minoru UMEWAKA, called himself Rokuro at the time, who adapted Kosetsu's younger brother Genjiro.
Japanese: 弟源次郎が梅若実の養子だったため当時六郎といった梅若と行動をともにした。
English: In 1872, he performed 'Dojoji' (Dojo-ji Temple) at the Umewaka theater for the first time in several decades as a Kanze-ryu school.
Japanese: 明治5年（1872年）、梅若舞台で観世流として数十年ぶりに「道成寺」を披いた。
English: After changing his name to Rokuro UMEWAKA and leaving the Umewaka family to become the founder of Yoshiyuki KANZE family, his younger brother still accompanied the Umewaka family.
Japanese: 弟は梅若六郎と改名した後、梅若家を離れて観世喜之家の祖となった後も梅若家と行を共にした。
English: When the family head Kiyotaka KANZE died in 1888, he became the conservator of the successor Kiyokado KANZE, who was very young at that time.
Japanese: 明治21年（1888年）、宗家の観世清孝が没した際には、年若の後継者観世清廉の後見役となった。
English: He let his oldest son Orio to succeed the name Tetsunojo, and he started to call himself Kosetsu in 1910.
Japanese: 明治43年（1910年）、長男織雄に銕之丞の名を譲って紅雪と号した。
English: Gasetsu KANZE (1898 – December 7, 1988) was a Japanese Nohgakushi (Noh actor).
Japanese: 観世雅雪（かんぜがせつ、1898年-1988年12月7日）は、日本の能楽師。
English: In 1947, he succeeded to Tetsunojo KANZE, the seventh, and, building up a golden age of Tessenkai (a Noh group centering on the Tetsunojo KANZE family), in 1972 received the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts.
Japanese: 昭和22年（1947年）、七世観世銕之丞を襲名、銕仙会の黄金時代を築き、昭和47年（1972年）、芸術選奨文部大臣賞受賞。
English: Nagaaki INAGAKI (also known as Nagaakira INAGAKI) was the sixth lord of Toba clan of Shima Province.
Japanese: 稲垣長明（いながきながあき（ながあきら））は、志摩国鳥羽藩の第6代藩主。
English: Born on July 2, 1830, in Toba-jo Castle as the oldest son of Nagakata INAGAKI, the fifth lord of the clan.
Japanese: 文政13年（1830年）5月12日、第5代藩主・稲垣長剛の長男として鳥羽城で生まれる。
English: On June 19, 1842, due to retirement of his father, he succeeded to the family estate and became the sixth lord.
Japanese: 天保13年（1842年）5月11日、父の隠居により家督を継いで第6代藩主となる。
English: Due to the arrival of Matthew Perry in 1853, on the order of the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), not only he served as a guard of the coasts of Toba Domain, but at the same time enforced the military preparations.
Japanese: 嘉永6年（1853年）のマシュー・ペリー来航により、幕命で鳥羽藩沿岸の警備を務め、同時に軍備も増強した。
English: However, suffering occasional damages due to a great earthquake, the Arashima taika (large fire of Ara-shima Island) and great tsunami, the finance of the domain became worse and made up a debt of 82,500 ryo (a unit of currency of the Edo period).
Japanese: しかし大地震や安楽島大火、大津波による被害をたびたび受けて藩財政は悪化し、8万2500両の借金を作り上げてしまう。
English: In order to get out of this difficult situation, he issued a white paper on finance in 1857, disclosing the financial situation to his people, and asked them for cooperation.
Japanese: この窮境を打開するため、安政4年（1857年）には財政白書を出して財政の状況を領民に教えて協力を求めている。
English: At the end of the Edo period, he acted as one of the Sabaku-ha (supporters of the shogun) and left for Kyoto for the Kinmon Incident of 1864, serving as a guard of the Aburanokoji-mon Gate.
Japanese: 幕末期では佐幕派として行動し、元治元年（1864年）の禁門の変では京都に出兵して油小路門の守備を務めた。
English: Although he also left for Osaka to participate in the Second Conquest of Choshu of 1866, he soon fell ill and the conquest was suspended because Iemochi TOKUGAWA, the 14th shogun, died, then Nagaaki returned to Toba as well but died on November 6.
Japanese: 慶応2年（1866年）の第2次長州征伐にも参加するために大坂に出征するが、間もなく病に倒れ、また第14代将軍・徳川家茂が死去して長州征伐が中止されたため、長明も鳥羽に帰国するが、9月29日に死去。
English: Tetsunojo KANZE, the eighth (January 6, 1931 – July 3, 2000) was a Japanese Nohgakushi (Noh actor).
Japanese: 八世観世銕之亟（8せいかんぜてつのじょう、1931年1月6日-2000年7月3日）は、日本の能楽師。
English: Partly because his oldest brother Hisao KANZE died and the second older brother quit Noh temporarily (the third brother died young), he succeeded to Tetsunojo in 1980, the next year when his father changed his name to Gasetsu.
Japanese: 長兄観世寿夫が没し、次兄観世栄夫がいったん能楽を離れたこともあり（三男は夭折）、父が雅雪と改めた翌年の1980年に銕之丞を襲名した。
English: Kohichiro FUKUI (year of birth and death unknown), who lived in the Azuchi Momoyama period, was a jizamurai (local samurai), whose base was in the village of Katsube Okugo Hasshoji, Keta County, Inaba Province (Tottori Prefecture).
Japanese: 福井興七郎（ふくいこうひちろう、生没年不詳）は安土桃山時代の人物で因幡国気多郡(鳥取県)勝部奥郷八葉寺（はっしょうじ）村在住の地侍。
English: In mid-September 1580, together with Hizen NAGATA from the same village, he schemed to capture samurai on the run and hand them over to the Kikkawa clan for a reward.
Japanese: 天正8年（1580年）8月中旬、同村の長田肥前と落人を討ち取り吉川氏へ差し出して恩賞を得ようと共謀した。
English: He tracked down Ujitoyo YAMANA and others, who were fleeing to Tajima Province upon defeat in the collapse of Nagota in thirteen days, and assassinated them.
Japanese: 丁度、その頃長和田の十三日崩れで敗れ但馬国へ逃げ延びる途中であった山名氏豊らを発見、これを殺害した。
English: It is said that on that occasion, Kohichiro was stabbed to death by Genzo SHINOMIYA, Ujitoyo's aide, but whether he died or lived is unclear.
Japanese: その時、興七郎は氏豊の従者・四宮源蔵に切り倒されたというがその生死は不明である。
English: Genzo SHINOMIYA (year of birth unknown - October 3?, 1580) was a vassal of Ujitoyo YAMANA, who lived around the Azuchi Momoyama period.
Japanese: 四宮源蔵（しのみやげんぞう、生年不詳-天正8年（1580年）8月15日?）は安土桃山時代頃の人物で山名氏豊の家臣。
English: In October 1580, together with his master Ujitoyo YAMANA, who was defeated in the thirteen-day collapse of Nagota, he tried to flee to Tajima Province (or Shikano-jo Castle in Inaba Province).
Japanese: 天正8年8月の長和田の十三日崩れで敗れた主人の山名氏豊と共に但馬国（もしくは因幡国の鹿野城）へ逃れようとした。
English: On their way, they were given shelter and treated well by Heisuke KITAMURA, a peasant with whom they were acquainted and who lived in the village of Tawaradani in Katsubedani, Keta County, Inaba Province (Tottori Prefecture).
Japanese: 途中、因幡国気多郡(鳥取県)勝部谷の田原谷村に住んでいた知り合いの百姓・北村平助宅にかくまってもらい手厚いもてなしを受けた。
English: As dawn broke on the morning of the 3rd day, Ujitoyo and his attendants left Heisuke's house following Heisuke's guide on escape routes to Tajima, but they happened to encounter Hizen NAGATA and others, who hunted for samurai on the run in mountains in Katsubedani.
Japanese: 15日明朝、平助の案内により但馬への逃げ道を教えられ平助宅を後にした一行は勝部谷の山中において落人を捜索していた長田肥前らと遭遇した。
English: Currently, he is enshrined as 'Ninomiya-sha' (the second god) at Yamana-jinja Shrine (Aoya-cho, Tottori City), where his master Ujitoyo is enshrined.
Japanese: 現在、主人・氏豊が祭られている山名神社_(鳥取県)（鳥取市青谷町）に「二ノ宮社」として祭られている。
English: Kan HOSHO (May 15, 1934 -) is a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing waki (supporting role) of the Shimogakari-Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 宝生閑（ほうしょうかん、1934年（昭和9年）5月15日-）は、ワキ方下掛宝生流の能楽師。
English: 1934: Born in Tokyo as the oldest son of Yaichi HOSHO and brought up in the house of his grandfather, Arata HOSHO.
Japanese: 1934年宝生弥一の長男として東京に生まれ、祖父・宝生新の家で育つ。
English: Izumi MIKAWA (February 1, 1922 -) is a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (a principal role) of the Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 三川泉（みかわいずみ、1922年（大正11年）2月1日-）は、シテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: Rokuro UMEWAKA, the 56th (February 16, 1948 -), is a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (a principal role) of the Kanze-ryu school.
Japanese: 五十六世梅若六郎（うめわかろくろう、1948年（昭和23年）2月16日-）は観世流シテ方能楽師。
English: He is also known for his enthusiastic engagement in new Noh dramas and has ever premiered 'Yume no Ukihashi' (The Floating Bridge of Dreams) originally written by Jakucho SETOUCHI, 'Kurenai Tennyo' (Crimson Goddess) by Suzue MIUCHI, 'Kukai' (founder of Shingon sect) by Masaki DOMOTO, 'Garasha' (Garasha HOSOKAWA) and 'Osakajo' (Osaka-jo Castle) by Tojiro YAMAMOTO, 'Nukata no Okimi' (an empress of the seventh century) by Akiko BABA, and so on.
Japanese: また新作能に意欲的に取り組んでいることでも知られ、これまでに瀬戸内寂聴原作「夢浮橋」、美内すずえ原作「紅天女（くれないてんにょ）」、堂本正樹作「空海」、山本東次郎作「伽羅沙（がらしゃ）」「大坂城」、馬場あき子作「額田王」などの初演を行っている。
English: Rokuro UMEWAKA, the 55th (August 3, 1907 – February 8, 1979) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (a principal role) of the Kanze-ryu school, Living National Treasure, and a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Japanese: 五十五世梅若六郎（うめわかろくろう、1907年8月3日-1979年2月8日）は観世流シテ方能楽師、人間国宝、日本芸術院会員。
English: Born in Tokyo as a son of Rokuro UMEWAKA, the 54th (later Minoru UMEWAKA, the second).
Japanese: 五十四世梅若六郎(54世)（後の二代梅若実）の子として東京に生まれる。
English: Rokuro UMEWAKA, the 54th (April 28, 1878 - August 16, 1959) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Kanze-ryu school.
Japanese: 五十四世梅若六郎（うめわかろくろう、1878年（明治11年）4月28日-1959年（昭和34年）8月16日）とは、観世流シテ方能楽師。
English: Yaichi HOSHO (July 2, 1908 - March 11, 1985) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing waki (supporting roles) of Shimogakari-Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 宝生弥一（ほうしょうやいち、1908年（明治41年）7月2日-1985年（昭和60年）3月11日）は、ワキ方下掛宝生流の能楽師。
English: He was born in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture as the first son of Keiichi MITSUMOTO, a Nohgakushi, waki-kata (actor playing waki) Shimogakari-Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: ワキ方下掛宝生流能楽師・光本敬一の長男として愛媛県松山市に生まれる。
English: Ukon MIYAKE (1914 -) is a Kyogenshi (Kyogen [farce played during a Noh cycle] actor) of Izumi-ryu school.
Japanese: 三宅右近（みやけうこん,1941年(昭和16年)-は、和泉流の狂言師。
English: His uncle was Manzo NOMURA, the sixth (Living National Treasure), his cousins are Man NOMURA (Living National Treasure), Mansaku NOMURA, Shiro NOMURA (Noh performer), Mannosuke NOMURA.
Japanese: 伯父に六世野村万蔵（人間国宝）、従兄弟に野村萬（人間国宝）、野村万作、野村四郎（能役者）、野村万之介。
English: Since his older brother Yasuyuki (also known as Motohide IZUMI) succeeded to the head family of the Izumi-ryu school, he was adopted by the Yamawaki family and since then he has maintained the family line of his father Tokuro MIYAKE, the ninth family.
Japanese: 兄、保之（和泉元秀）が和泉流宗家を継ぐ為、山脇家の養子になったあと、父・九世三宅藤九郎家の家系を守っている。
English: However, it seems that realism of sewamono (play dealing with the lives of ordinary people) is noticeable in Hon Kyogen (played independently, this normally is the one generally called Kyogen) whereas fineness of Shikigaku (the music and plays for official ceremonies) is highlighted in Ai kyogen (comic interlude in Noh).
Japanese: しかし、本狂言においては世話物的写実性が目立つ一方で、間狂言では式楽的な上品さが強調されるようである。
English: His first son Sukenori MIYAKE and second son Chikanari MIYAKE are both Kyogenshi.
Japanese: 長男・三宅右矩（すけのり）、次男・三宅近成（ちかなり）は共に狂言師。
English: Ukon MIYAKE gave guidance to them from scratch and produced Shuwa kyogen as kyogen which is favorably compared with that played by able-bodied people.
Japanese: 三宅右近は、一から彼らを指導し、健常者に勝るとも劣らない狂言として手話狂言を誕生させた。
English: Shuwa kyogen was organized in Japan Deaf People's Performing Art Troupe (social welfare corporation Totto kikin futai gekidan [Totto Foundation to train deaf actors]) based on the idea of Tetsuko KUROYANAGI, administrative director of Totto Foundation: 'Make people laugh in a short time and internationally.'
Japanese: 手話狂言は、日本ろう者劇団（社会福祉法人トット基金付帯劇団）において、「時間が短くて世界に通じる笑いを」というトット基金理事長・黒柳徹子の発案で企画されたもの。
English: Tetsuko KUROYANAGI who has also a deep knowledge of Nohgaku has seen Ukon's play since Ukon was a junior high school student and well known his subsequent troubles such as the matter of the Izumi family.
Japanese: 能楽にも造詣の深い黒柳徹子は、右近が中学生の頃からの舞台を観ており、その後の和泉家の問題など右近の苦労をよく知っていた。
English: Kuroyanagi asked for Ukon's cooperation because he was 'a person who understands other people's sorrow and pain as well as a great person as leader.'
Japanese: 黒柳は、「人の辛さ、苦しさが分かる人。指導者として、素晴らしい人」と、右近に協力を依頼した。
English: Shuwa kyogen is kyogen that troupe members deliver their lines in sign language expressively on the stage and kyogen performers vocalize at the wing of the stage in line with acting (movements) of the troupe members and that can entertain both of hearing people and hearing-impaired people.
Japanese: 手話狂言とは、舞台上で、劇団員がセリフを手話で表情豊かに演じ、その所作（動き）に合わせて狂言師が袖で発声を行う、聞こえる人も聞こえない人も共に楽しむことが出来る狂言である。
English: Troupe members used the old-fashioned sign language to express the nuances of old spoken language in Kyogen and tried one way after another for the timing of sign language and vocalization as well as the pauses between the lines, then Shuwa kyogen with strength of classical Japanese popular performing arts was produced.
Japanese: 狂言の古い口語のニュアンスを表現するため古い形の手話を使い、手話と声とのタイミングや、間のとり方にも工夫が重ねられ、古典芸能の強靭さを持つ手話狂言が誕生した。
English: In 1983 the troupe gave its first performance in Runa Hall in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture (playing 'Rokujizo' [Six Jizo Ksitigarbha]).
Japanese: 1983年、兵庫県芦屋市のルナホールで旗揚げ公演（演目「六地蔵」）。
English: After a tour of seven cities over the country, the program was performed in 'World Congress of the Deaf, Theatre Festival' held in Palermo, Italy.
Japanese: 全国７ヵ所の巡回公演を経て、イタリア・パレルモで開催された「世界ろう者会議・演劇祭典」で上演された。
English: After that, the program was performed all over the country and all over the world and it was also performed in the World Theater Festival in Yokohama in 2006.
Japanese: その後も、全国各地、世界各国で上演され、2006年の横濱世界演劇祭でも上演されている。
English: Shigeyoshi MORI (1916 - 1991) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing waki (supporting roles) of Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 森茂好（もりしげよし、1916年（大正5年）-1991年（平成3年））は、ワキ方宝生流の能楽師。
English: On February 6, 1991, the day after he appeared in the Noh play "Kocho" (Butterflies) in National Noh Theatre, he died suddenly during sleep.
Japanese: 国立能楽堂で能『胡蝶』に出演した翌日の1991年2月6日、睡眠中に急逝した。
English: Shigeo MATSUMOTO (October 7, 1915 - February 5, 2003) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 松本惠雄（まつもとしげお、1915年（大正4年）10月7日-2003年（平成15年）2月5日）は、シテ方宝生流の能楽師。
English: Michio SAKURAMA (September 14, 1897 - May 27, 1983) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Konparu-ryu school.
Japanese: 櫻間道雄（さくらまみちお、1897年（明治30年）9月14日-1983年（昭和58年）5月27日）は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: Banma SAKURAMA (1835 - 1917) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Konparu-ryu school.
Japanese: 櫻間伴馬（さくらまばんま、1835年（天保6年）-1917年（大正6年））は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: After that, he went back and forth between Edo (later, Tokyo) and his hometown due to unquiet days of the Restoration, but he settled permanently in Tokyo after he moved to Tokyo for the third time in 1879 on Morihisa HOSOKAWA's advice.
Japanese: その後維新の動乱期により国許と行き来するが、1879年（明治12年）に細川護久の勧めで三度目の上京をして以後は東京に永住。
English: He was reputed to be 'one of the three masters of the Meiji period,' along with Kuro Tomoharu HOSHO, the 16th, and Rokuro UMEWAKA (the 52nd).
Japanese: 十六世宝生九郎知栄、初世梅若六郎(52世)とならんで「明治の三名人」と謳われた。
English: It was said that he was good at "Dojoji" (Dojo-ji Temple), "Shunkan" (Shunkan, a priest), "Kantan" (The Pillow of Kantan) and also he was the best in profoundness and gracefulness of Kazuramono (a woman play).
Japanese: 『道成寺』『俊寛』『邯鄲』を得意としたが、鬘物の幽艶さでも類を絶したという。
English: He accomplished a great achievement in which he carried Konparu-ryu school declined in Meiji period on his shoulders, watched over and supported Mitsutaro KONPARU (later Hachijo KONPARU) and his younger brother Eijiro KONPARU, the heads of the Konparu-ryu school, and he was praised as 'the founder of a renaissance of the Konparu-ryu school.'
Japanese: 明治期に衰微していた金春流を背負って立ち、金春流宗家の金春光太郎（後の八条）・栄治郎兄弟を守って盛り立てた功績は大きく、「金春流中興の祖」と称えられている。
English: Susumu TAKAHASHI (January 1, 1902 - October 19, 1984) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 高橋進（たかはしすすむ、1902年（明治35年）1月1日-1984年（昭和59年）10月19日）は、シテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: Nagashi MATSUMOTO (November 11, 1877 - November 29, 1935) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Hosho-ryu school.
Japanese: 松本長（まつもとながし、1877年（明治10年）11月11日-1935年（昭和10年）11月29日）はシテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: Kiyotaka KANZE (1837 - 1889) was a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) playing shite (principal roles) of Kanze-ryu school.
Japanese: 観世清孝（かんぜきよたか、1837年（天保8年）-1889年（明治22年））とは、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: During this time, Minoru UMEWAKA, the first, Tetsunojo KANZE, the fifth (also known as Kosetsu KANZE) and others worked hard to restore Noh in Tokyo.
Japanese: この間、初世梅若実、五世観世銕之丞（観世紅雪）らが東京で能の復興に尽力した。
English: Consequently, there arose a conflict over the right of issue of license and it resulted in the foundation of Umewaka-ryu school in 1921.
Japanese: この為、免状発行権をめぐって紛争が生じ、1921年の梅若流創設となる。
English: His third son Motoyoshi became adopted heir of Kuroemon Shinzo KATAYAMA, the sixth, and married Mitsuko, a daughter of Shinzo.
Japanese: 三男元義が六代片山九郎右衛門晋三の養嗣子となり、晋三の娘・光子と結婚した。
English: Motoshige KANZE (1895 – 1939) was a leading traditional Japanese Noh drama performer (shite-kata) and member of the Kanze school (one of the 5 major Noh troupes).
Japanese: 観世元滋（かんぜもとしげ、1895年（明治28年）-1939年（昭和14年））は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Because Kiyokado KANZE (23rd head of the Kanze family) had no legitimate son, he adopted Kiyohisa, a son of his younger brother, Kurosaburo KATAYAMA who had been adopted to Katayama family.
Japanese: 二十三世観世清廉には実子がなかった為、実弟で片山家に養子に出ていた片山九郎三郎の子である清久が養子に入った。
English: His appearance and fine voice gained Motoshige acclaim and is considered to have brought prosperity to the Kanze school across the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras.
Japanese: その容貌・美声で人気を博し、明治・大正・昭和の観世流隆盛をもたらしたとされる。
English: Kiyokazu KANZE (May 21, 1959 -) is a leading traditional Japanese Noh drama performer (shite-kata) and member of the Kanze school (one of the 5 major Noh troupes).
Japanese: 観世清和（かんぜきよかず、1959年（昭和34年）5月21日-）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: He has participated in many overseas performances starting with France in 1983, and followed by US, India, China and so on.
Japanese: 1983年のフランスをはじめ、アメリカ、インド、中国など海外公演に多数参加。
English: Shoroku SEKINE (1930 -) is a leading traditional Japanese Noh drama performer (shite-kata) and member of the Kanze school (one of the 5 major Noh troupes).
Japanese: 関根祥六（せきねしょうろく、1930年（昭和5年）-）とは、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Akiyo TOMOEDA (March 24, 1940 -) is a traditional Japanese Noh drama performer and member of the Kita school (one of the 5 major Noh troupes).
Japanese: 友枝昭世（ともえだあきよ、1940年（昭和15年）3月24日-）とは、喜多流能楽師。
English: It is said that in the post World War II world of traditional Japanese Noh drama, it was Akiyo TOMOEDA who embraced and continued the charismatic acting style of Hisao KANZE.
Japanese: 戦後の能の世界におけるカリスマの一人であった観世寿夫の芸風をもっとも受け継いでいるのが友枝昭世であるとも言われている。
English: Kyusen SAKURAMA (May 18, 1889 - March 1, 1957) was a Noh actor of the Konparu school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 櫻間弓川（さくらまきゅうせん、1889年（明治22年）5月18日-1957年（昭和32年）3月1日）は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: Yasuyuki UMEWAKA (October 6, 1917 - January 20, 2003) was a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 梅若恭行（うめわかやすゆき、1917年（大正6年）10月6日-2003年（平成15年）1月20日）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Nobutaka KONPARU (1920 -) is a Noh actor of the Konparu school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 金春信高（こんぱるのぶたか、1920年（大正9年）-）は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: Kuro Tomoharu HOSHO (1837 - 1917) was a Noh actor of the Hosho school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 宝生九郎知栄（ほうしょうくろうともはる、1837年-1917年）は、シテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: He contributed to the restoration of Noh art, and was celebrated as the Three Noh Masters of the Meiji Period together with Minoru UMEWAKA the First and Banma SAKURAMA.
Japanese: 維新後の能楽復興に尽力し、初代梅若実、櫻間伴馬とともに明治三名人と謳われる。
English: Kuro Shigefusa HOSHO (July 2, 1900 - July 18, 1974) was a Noh actor of the Hosho school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 宝生九郎重英（ほうしょうくろうしげふさ、1900年（明治32年）7月2日-1974年（昭和49年）7月18日）はシテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: Kanesuke NOGUCHI (November 7, 1879 - October 4, 1953) was a Noh actor of the Hosho school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 野口兼資（のぐちかねすけ、1879年（明治12年）11月7日-1953年（昭和28年）10月4日）は、シテ方宝生流能楽師。
English: Yasuaki KONPARU (May 29, 1952 -) is a Noh actor of the Konparu school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 金春安明（こんぱるやすあき、1952年（昭和27年）5月29日-）は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: Advisor to the Konparu Enmai-kai, Member of the Nohgaku Performers' Association, Managing Director of the Association for Japanese Noh Plays, and the general holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property.
Japanese: 金春円満井会顧問、能楽協会会員、日本能楽会常務理事、重要無形文化財総合指定保持者。
English: Kiyokado KANZE (1867 - 1911) was a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 観世清廉（かんぜきよかど、慶応3年（1867年）-明治44年（1911年））とは、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Although he moved to Shizuoka with the Tokugawa family in 1869, he was in a wretched condition; he returned to Tokyo in 1877 and lived in his acquaintance's house near the Yushima-tenjin Shrine for a while.
Japanese: 1869年（明治2年）徳川家と共に静岡へ移るも窮状を極め、1877年（明治10年）東京へ戻り、しばらくは湯島天神下の知り合いの元に身を寄せる。
English: In 1888, he succeeded to the head of the school; since he was very young, Kosetsu KANZE became a guardian for him.
Japanese: 1888年（明治21年）宗家継承、若年に付き、観世紅雪が後見に立つ。
English: In 1901, he constructed the Kanze Noh-gakudo (Noh play theater) in Omagari (present-day Shin-ogawa-machi, Shinjuku Ward).
Japanese: 1901年（明治24年）観世能楽堂を大曲（現在の新宿区新小川町）に建設。
English: He had no children of his own; he adopted Motoshige KANZE (the eldest son of Kuroemon KATAYAMA the Seventh [Motoyoshi KANZE] who was Kiyokado's younger brother).
Japanese: 実子はなく、養子に観世元滋（清廉の弟である七世片山九郎右衛門（観世元義）の長男）。
English: Tetsunojo KANZE the Ninth (October 23, 1956 -) is a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 九世観世銕之丞（かんぜてつのじょう、1956年10月23日-）とは、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: He performed "Sagi" (The White Heron) in 1971, "Shakkyo" (The Stone Bridge) in 1974, "Okina" (The Old Man) in 1983, and "Dojoji" (Dojo-ji Temple) in 1984.
Japanese: 1971年『鷺』、1974年『石橋』、1983年『翁』、1984年『道成寺』を披く。
English: He supervised Minako NARITA's comic book, 'Hana Yorimo Hana no Gotoku,' in which he himself made a cartoon drawing of a frog on the page 185 of Vol. 2 with his comment saying, 'What a poorly made drawing!'
Japanese: 成田美名子の漫画作品「花よりも花の如く」の監修を行っており、単行本2巻185ページでは、九世銕之丞本人直筆によるカエルのイラスト（「うまくかけねーっ」と書き添えられている）も登場している。
English: Michiharu TESHIMA (September 15, 1939 -) is a Noh actor of the Kongo school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 豊嶋三千春（てしまみちはる、1939年（昭和14年）9月15日-）は、シテ方金剛流能楽師。
English: Manzaburo UMEWAKA the Second (March 23, 1908 - April 21, 1991) was a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 二世梅若万三郎（にせいうめわかまんざぶろう、1908年（明治41年）3月23日-1991年（平成3年）4月21日）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Kiyoshi KATAYAMA (December 23, 1964 -) is a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 片山清司（かたやまきよし、1964年（昭和39年）12月23日-）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI (1932 -) is a Noh actor of the Konparu school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 高橋汎（たかはしひろし、1932年（昭和7年）-）は、シテ方金春流能楽師。
English: Bunzo OTSUKI (September 25, 1942 -) is a Noh actor of the Kanze school of shite-kata (lead actors).
Japanese: 大槻文蔵（おおつきぶんぞう、1942年（昭和17年）9月25日-）は、シテ方観世流能楽師。
English: He was apprenticed to his grandfather Juzo OTSUKI, his father Hideo OTSUKI, Hisao KANZE, and Tetsunojo KANZE the Eighth.
Japanese: 祖父（大槻十三）、父（大槻秀夫）、観世寿夫、観世銕之亟(8世)に師事。