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概要

隅田川、「死の縁」と子方演出

隅田川ほど涙を誘う能はないと言われておりますが、今回は作中にある元雅の言葉「死の縁」に重きを置きたいと思います。

誰にも平等に訪れる死とそれを受け入れなければならない者、生きていくことの難しさ。息子を探し求める旅の途中でその死を無情にも伝えられた母親は、最後に子方の姿を一瞬見ることになりますが、それによって救われるのか、それともさらに絶望の谷に落ちるのか。お客様がこの場面に様々な思いを投影されていることは、私自身、子方を勤めていた子供の時分でも舞台上で感じておりました。

人買いに誘われ東国に下る旅の空で病に倒れた梅若丸は十二歳の少年で、今際の際の大人との会話は、かなりしっかりとしていることがワキの舟の中での語りから伺えます。しかし舞台ではあえて七、八歳の年齢の子方を出すことによってその演出の効果を高めています。

申楽談義の中に、作者の十郎元雅とその父親である世阿弥との間でその子方の必要性について意見が対立したことが伺えるそうですが、今回は世阿弥の考えた子方の姿を観客の皆様の感性に委ねさせていただき、子方を登場させない演出にて勤めさせていただきます。

「死の縁」を自分自身の生き様にも投影しつつ勤めてみたいと思っております。
 

overview

Sumida River, "the edge of death" and the direction of a child actor

It is said that no other Noh play can bring as many tears as Sumida River, but this time I would like to focus on Motomasa's words in the play, "the edge of death".

Death comes to everyone equally, and those who must accept it, and the difficulties of living. A mother who is cruelly informed of her son's death while on a journey searching for him finally catches a glimpse of the child actor's figure, but will she be saved by this, or will she fall even deeper into the valley of despair? I myself felt on stage, even as a child performing as a child actor, that the audience projected various thoughts onto this scene.

Umewakamaru, who was lured by a human trafficker and fell ill on his journey down to the eastern provinces, was a 12-year-old boy, and we can see from the waki's narration in the boat that his conversation with the adults at the end was quite solid. However, the effect of the direction is enhanced by deliberately featuring a child actor who is seven or eight years old.

In the discussion of Sarugaku, it seems that the composer Juro Motomasa and his father Zeami had different opinions about the necessity of the child actors, but this time we will leave it up to the sensibilities of the audience to see the child actors as envisioned by Zeami, and will perform the play without the child actors.

I would like to perform the play while projecting "The Edge of Death" onto my own way of life.
 

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