<Li> Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) follows Minamoto no Yoshitsune as he flees from agents of his brother Yoritomo . Three Taira clan generals supposed killed in the Genpei War figure prominently, as their deaths ensure a complete end to the war and the arrival of peace, as does a kitsune named Genkurō . </Li> <Li> Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy) is based on the life of famed scholar Sugawara no Michizane (845--903), who is exiled from Kyoto, and upon his death causes a number of calamities in the capital . He is then deified, as Tenjin, kami (divine spirit) of scholarship, and worshipped in order to propitiate his angry spirit . </Li> <P> Actors form schools or are associated with a particular theatre . Every actor has a stage name, which is different from the name they were born with . These stagenames, most often those of the actor's father, grandfather, or teacher, are passed down between generations of actors' lineages, and hold great honor and importance . Many names are associated with certain roles or acting styles, and the new possessor of each name must live up to these expectations; there is the feeling almost of the actor not only taking a name, but embodying the spirit, style, or skill of each actor to previously hold that name . Many actors will go through at least three names over the course of their career . </P> <P> The shūmei (襲名, lit . name succession) are grand naming ceremonies held in Kabuki theatre in front of the audience . Most often, a number of actors will participate in a single ceremony, taking on new stage - names . Their participation in a shūmei represent their passage into a new chapter of their performing career . </P>

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