Theatre and Film Studies 2009 vol.4
—Articles (Reviewed)—
・Noh Actors of the Nanbu Clan
　　　Yuriko AOYAGI 1
・A Noh Chorus Actor’s Experience at the End of the Shogunate in the Edo Period
　　　Kaoru NAKAO 23
・The Birth of the ‘Classic’ in Traditional Performing Arts
　　　Kazumichi SATO 45
・Zeami’s Theories and the Cinematic Arts —Thoughts on Akira Kurosawa’s Kagemusha—
　　　Kazunari HIRABAYASHI 67
・East Meets West: Kurosawa Akira’s Ran
　　　Titanilla MÁTRAI 85
・The Translations of the Noh Plays Sumidagawa and Asukagawa
　　　Man DING 105
・The Early Modernization of the Joruri Monogatari and the Popular Songs of the Early Edo Period
　　　Dai FUKAYA 129
・The Image of Korai in the Joruri Play Yuriwaka Korai Gunnki Where Did the Name Yuriwaka Originate?
　　　Sohyun KIM 145
・Ichinotani Futaba Gunki: the Cherry Blossoms of Suma, a Japanese Flute and Waka.
　　　Risa ITO 161
・Study of Mikka-taiheiki Focusing on Its Performance History in the 19th Century
　　　Masumi HARADA 175
・A Study of Shirozakeuri
　　　Satomi ABE 201
・Bando Mitsugoro III in Kamigata
　　　Takeshi KANEKO 225
・Observations on Performances of Mokuami’s Kabuki Play,Sanninkichisa Kuruwano Hatsugai
　　　Misa UMETADA 253
・The Function of the Eyes in the Performing Arts —a Case Study of the Classical Japanese Dance, Jiuta-Mai—
　　　Sabine STADLER 279

—Articles—
Issues in Digitization of Noh Performances: Two Performances of Matsukaze on a Triple Multi-screen
　　　Akiko MIYAKE 305

—Research Materials, Surveys, Translations—
・The Global COE Public Program Performance of Joruri, Wada Kassen Onna Maizuru Ichiwaka Uizin no Dan and the Sujoruri Performance　at Waseda University (1966–2009)
　　　Mikiko UCHIYAMA 321

・The Bunraku Film Marionnettes Japonaises
　　　Hiroshi SAKURAI 337

Summaries 343