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Senzaburo Shigeyama

Senzaburo Shigeyama is a Kyogen actor. He was born in September 4 1964 as a third son of Sensaku Shigeyama IV.
By using his experience of working on Hanagata Kyogen Club with Sengoro, Shime and Akira, he organizes a society of mind, technique, and body, "educational classic Kyogen promotion preparation training (known as TOPPA!)", with Masakuni, Motohiko, Shigeru, Ippei and Douji.
In one hand, he is working on appealing fascination of classical Kyogen. On the other hand, he was also active as a director, trying to interact with the new and old arts of other genres. His debut musical drama work "ONATSU" united contemporary plays, opera, musicals, and kyogen and got a good reputation. He collaborated with the "Kyoto City Symphony Orchestra" and made the plays, "Kane no oto (Bell's Sound)" (2003), and "Konpei tou (Sugar plum)" (2004), successful.
In 2005, he was interested in environmental issues, and made a new work "Nagare boshi - X (Shooting star-X)", presented at Expo Aichi etc. and received requests for performance from various ecological organizations.
From 2005, he has been joining the mind textbook creation committee as an activity of "Dispatch of mind teacher" in the school education dispatch business in Kyoto Prefecture, while he goes to elementary and junior high schools in Tango district and Fukuchiyama, and performs workshops and Kyogen performance.
Performing Kyogen at school became his life work from his wish that he wants sensible children to feel familiar to Kyogen".

As a Kyogen actor, he also has participated abroad performances a lot.
Also, in recent years, he is expanding his area by taking part as a personality at the FM Kyoto α Station, and a caster and reporter at KBS Kyoto Television. What is more, as an actor of the oldest performing arts maker of Kyogen, he is sending the latest new music and information, and introduce the charm of classical performing art "Kyogen" to the young people of the world.

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Tadashi Yasutake

Tadashi Yasutake is a the important Intangible Cultural Property Comprehensive Designation Holder. He is also a lecturer at Hyogo Prefectural Takarazuka Kita High School Department of Theater Department, Osaka University of the Arts Lecturer and and a member of The Japan Noh.

He achieved the Art Encouragemsent Award at the Heisei 10th "Kobe Bluemail Award" 2003, the 3rd "Kobe Kiwanis Cultural Prize" at Heisei "Osaka Cultural Festival Encouragement Award". In addition, he won a prize at Heisei 24th Osaka City.

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Daijiro Zenchiku

Daijiro Zenchiku is a Japanese Noh traditional music artist.
At the age of 5, he made his debut in a act "Utsubo zaru" as a role of "monkey baby". He has performed "Sanbaso", "Nasu no katari", "Tsuri gitsune" all of which requires special teaching to perform. He graduated from Komazawa University. Currently, he is a lecturer of Kurashiki Seisho University, Department of Traditional Performing Arts.

Osato Miyotaro

Osato Miyotaro is the eldest son of Mt. Otori Yatarou, the 25th sect. In 1998, he appointed his childhood 'Chitaro' transmitted to his family. On Heisei 14th, he formed "Takanashi Young Kyogen SHIN" with Shogo (brother)
He is a member of the Noh Music Association resides in Tokyo.

In October 1953 he has the first stage in Karako of "Tango sumo". On September 1972 "Fishing Fox" was premiered. Heisei Yataroro who is the adult name of Ookado Soju in 1989. On March 2005, he succeeded as a 25th generation in the 25th century. He inherit the faithful and robust artistic style to his father's type. There are also many performances in the US, Europe, Asia, Middle East and overseas. On the other hand, he is trying to instruct and disseminate Kyogen in various stages of practice such as Tokyo, Chiba, Nagoya, Ise, Nara, Hyogo etc.

Minoru Suzuki (Kyogen actor)

Minoru Suzuki (July 10, 1978) is master of Kyogen, studied under Senzaburo Shigeyama
Introduced to Senzaburo Shigeyama in 2006. Until then, he began performing theatrical activities more than while he was a university student, acting as an actor / model mainly in Kanto. Participated in the ceremonial performance ceremonial opening ceremony of the Japan Cultural Center in New Delhi in 2006, the first stage in "stick binding". He joined the Kyoto Nohgakui training course in 2007 and studied it. In 2011 the young fellow of the same gate and 'Kyogen gōryai' was launched under the auspices of Kyoto Prefecture. In 2013, as an independent, memorial performance "Nasu". In 2017 Taga Taisha gets a "Sanbaso".

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Da Zang Jicheng

Odori Masanori (Ozo Makoto Okura, March 3, 1979) is an actor. He is a member of Tokyo branch. He is the 25th Odori The second son of Yaemon gate. At the age of 4 years and 8 months, he took the first stage at "Iwa Wave" and to date ended with "Suehiro spread", "Nasu's words", "Chitose", "Three three", "Fishing fox" and "Hanako". He is going to small, medium and high, entertain school kyogen to entertain Kyogen, tell young generation the pleasures of traditional arts. It is popular among students to discover traditional pleasures that have never existed with his unique talk.

For the first time in 2004 he organized a Malaysian performance as a headmaster and worked for disseminating Kyogen overseas. In Japan, he made a voluntary performance "Sakutto Kyogen" for the first time in 2005 to create a stage as a traditional art that can be enjoyed even for beginners.

From March 2015 to September 2018, he work as a personality of "Harajuku KyogenLounge" at soraxniwa, an internet radio in Harajuku.

From 2017 NHK radio "Radio late night flight" work as a personality of the sound of Nippon.

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Nasu

Nasu is a Japanese model. At the final where the Grand Prix and prizes will be announced,he appeared in the play Reproduced in movie. When winning the Grand Prix and he become exclusive model at "OCEANS STAR", fashion brand "SPINNS" and the popular fragrance brand "RISINGWAVE".

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