Kowakare
【子別れ】
【KOWAKARE】
-
Sankichi, feeling it so hard to part from Shigenoi, does not let go of the bottom of her kimono in “Koinyobo Somewake Tazuna”. Nakamura Utaemon 6th as Shigenoi and Nakamura Koji （Nakamura Shikan 8th）as Sankichi. March, 1973 at the National Theatre. （Y_E0100056000116）
It refers to a heartbreaking scene in which little children and parents must be inevitably separated. This is one of the highlights in Kabuki. In many cases, the scene is about a mother leaves her child. The grief is expressed in a formal acting to the sound of the Shamisen. The famous examples include the separation scenes of Shigenoi in “Koinyobo Somewake Tazuna” and Kuzunoha in “Ashiyadoman Ouchikagami”.
