The Noh professor: what even Japanese people don't understand about Noh

Meet Richard, a professor of Noh and Asian performing arts at Musashino University in Tokyo, as well as the founder and director of Theatre Nohgaku. He sits down to talk to us about the art and history of Noh, common misconceptions that foreigners and Japanese people have, and his own journey to the Noh world in Japan. -- 0:00 Intro 0:46 Meet Richard 6:56 What is Noh? 11:42 The yooooooooo 17:24 Noh vs. Kabuki 20:14 Origins of Noh 22:50 Where plays come from 30:31 Richard's start in Noh 35:30 Noh actor families 41:05 Noh instruments 47:57 Writing the book on Noh 51:39 Popularity of Noh 59:49 The Noh stage 1:04:43 Modern Noh plays 1:07:08 English Noh plays 1:10:30 Noh masks 1:23:17 Appreciating Noh -- Follow Richard: https://www.theatrenohgaku.org/ Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking\_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking\_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/