Zeami Motokiyo

, also lnown as , was a Japanese  actor and playwright.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Zeami" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1070-1071. 

Career
His career in Noh theater was supported by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After Yoshimitsu's death, the later Ashikaga shoguns were less supportive.

Sado Island
In 1434, Zeami was exiled to Sado Island.  He returned only a few years before his death.

Selected works
In a summary based on writings by and about Zeami, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 1,700+ works in 4,400+ publications in 40+ languages and 56,600+ library holdings.  WorldCat Identities: Zeami 1363-1443 ; retrieved 2012-6-8.
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 Kadensho, 1420-1430
 Hagoromo
 Shunkan
 Takasago
 Tadanori
 Kinuta
 Izutsu

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Category:1443 deaths
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Category:Playwrights
Category:People from Aichi Prefecture