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aine Аше-Tsuchi mogio bi da se prevede kao nebo zemlja. Ovo novo deio Yoshija Oide zamisljeno je kao pozorisni komad za pet glumaca i jednog muzìcara. \Radnja se odvija na uzdignutom podijumu, otvorenom sa tri strane, pred najvise pet statina osoba, uz malo osvetljenja, kostima i dekora. Deio se zasniva na KojJd, prvoj knjizi japanske »istori]e«, koju je po carskom naredenju napisao Ono Yasumaro godine 712. Koj ki je skup mìtova, legendi i hronika koje govore о poreklu Japana. Yoshi Oida je iz toga izdvojio tri mita. Prva epizoda opisuje susret prvog coveka i prve tene, Izanagai i Izanami, koji otkrivaju razliku и polovima i stvaraju panteon bozanstava. Rodirsi boga vetra, Izanami umire i sìlazi и carstvo mraka. Izanago ide и potragu za njom i nalazì je и jadnom stanju. Postidena, ona ga moli da je ne gleda za vreme njihovog povratka и carstvo svetlosti. Posto je nije poslusao, ona, и znak osvete, nahuskava demona protiv njega i zaklinje se da ce übijati hiljadu ljudi svakog duna. Izagani se, medutim, zarice da ce stvarati pet hiljada novih ljudskih bica duerno. U driigoj epizodi Izagani se vraca и carstvo svetlosti. Da bi se ocistio, kupa se и rodi. Dok se kupao, iz njegovog nosa izlazi Susano-O, glavna licnost ovog mita. Svadalacke naravi, on se prepire sa svojom sestrom Amaterasu Omikami boginjom Sunca. Neprekidno je napoda i na kraju je ranjava. Uvredena, ona se sklanja и pecinu, lisavajuci Zemlju svoje svetlosti. Ostala bozanstva dogovaraju se kako da je izvuku. Pies lukavstva, posle koga se pojavljuje Sunce, vracajuci svetlost Zemlji, a svadalici Susano-0 poverava se opasan zadatak: da savlada osmoglavu azdaju koja pastosi zemlju. Posle duge barbe, on übija zver i iz nje izvlaci dragoceni mac. Zavrsna epizoda prica о Okum-nushi, jednom potomku Susano-O. Njegova braca su ljubomorna zbog povlastica koje on uziva. Braca kuju zaveru protiv njega i übijaju ga vise pula. U stvari, svaki put ga vaskrsava njegova mati. Na kraju, da bi ga zastitila od daljih progona, ona ga nagovara da ih napusti. Okuni-Nushi ide kod svog oca i moli ga da mu dà svoj mac. Posto ga ovaj neprestano odbija, otima mu ga silom. Vlast i zemlja su, dakle, и njegovim rukama. Iznenada se pojavljuje glasnìk bogara, koga je postala Amater au- Omikami, hoginja Sunca. Ona kaze da Yamatova zemlja pripada njoj i njenim potomcima. Okuni-Nushi, naslednik Susano-O, prihvata njen zahtev i vraca mac, zemlju i moc da zapoveda zemljom и neredu, pod uslovom da on sum bade posvecen. On napusta svet, sto mote da bade simholom smrti, ali i novog zivota. Period njegove fizicke evolucije je zavrsen, ali njegov duhovni razvoj tek pocinje.
Ove tri epizode cine sustinu » knjige « Ame-Tsuchija. Kojiki i njegove mitoloske igre inspirisane su raznim verovanjima Shinto. Mac, koji zajedno sa ogledalom i draguljem predstavlja »riznìcu « Shintoa, ima и sverna tome glavnu ulogu. Neki prìzori ìnspirisani su umetnoscu pokreta kendo, na primer avertira ili pies ispred pedine.
mythological exercises
The kojiki, which serves as the literary basis for this work, is a collection of myth, legend, and annalistic history. It is the oldest compilation regarding the origins and early history of Japan. Оno Yasumaro compiled this history in 712 A. D. upon imperial command. For YoshPs work three sections have been abstracted. The first episode concerns the meeting of the first man and the first woman. Izanagi and Isanami discover their sexual differences, form the islands of Japan, and create a pantheon of deities. She dies while giving birth to the god of fire and descends to the underworld. He searches for her. When he discovers her, she is already decaying. Therefore, he should not look at her. He does so, nevertheless. In her shame and rage, she unleashes demons upon him. She vows that she will kill one thousand people a day in revenge. He swears to retaliate by creating fifteen hundred people a day. Izanagi returns to the upperworld and purifies himself. He washes Susano-O from his nose. This son is a quarrelsome man who soon fights with his sister, Amaterasu-Omikami, who is the goddess of the sun. His continued violent attacks finally offend her so much that she hides in a cave. He breaks into an angry monologue to explain his argument with his sister. The other gods conspire to lure her forth. They succeed by dancing, and the sun returns to earth. Next the gods bind Susuno-0 and set him to a dangerous task. He must destory an eight-headed dragon which is ravaging the land. After a protracted battle, he kills the beast. From it, he draws the precious sword. A descendant of Susuno-O, Okuni-Nushi, is the main character in the third episode. His brothers conspire to kill him because they are jealous. Each time they kill him, his mother restores him to life. Finally, she sends him away for his protection. He searches for his father and demands the precious sword from him when they meet. His father refuses time and again. Finally, Okuni-Nushi wrests it from him, and thereby land and power. Amaterasu-Omikami sends a divine messenger to Okuni-Nushi. She claims that the land of Yamato belongs to her and her descendants. He, the heir of Susano-O, is finally prevailed upon. He will return the sword, land and power, and the ability to order a disordered world-but only if he is