A Study on Ōshiro Tatsuhiro and Contemporary Okinawan Kumi Odori focused on Japan-Ryukyu Relations

GUAN, Lidan

doi:2020.10.1.45

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Border Crossings: The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies 2020;10(1): 45-56.
doi: https://doi.org/10.22628/bcjjl.2020.10.1.45

A Study on Ōshiro Tatsuhiro and Contemporary Okinawan Kumi Odori focused on Japan-Ryukyu Relations

Lidan GUAN

Professor, Beijing Language and Culture University

大城立裕と沖縄現代組踊における歴史叙述 ―― 日琉関係を中心に

関立丹

北京語言大学外国語学部教授

Correspondence Lidan GUAN ,Email: guanguan3521@163.com

Published online: 30 June 2020.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

ABSTRACT

Kumi Odori, the form of classical Okinawan drama, was created by Tamagusuku Chōkun three hundred years ago. Since then, Kumi Odori has been transformed from a courtly to a folk form, as the Kingdom of Ryukyu was abolished by the Meiji government of Japan. Thus, the “creative Kumi Odori”, which caters to mass demand, appeared. Ōshiro Tatsuhiro, the best-known writer on Okinawa, created more than twenty Kumi Odori dramas. Most of his works are based on historical themes, including the relationship between Japan and Ryukyu. This article aims to explore the historical views of Ōshiro Tatsuhiro and the creative features of his work via textual analysis of his Kumi Odori works.

Keywords: Kumi Odori, Ōshiro Tatsuhiro, The Tributary System, The Satsuma Invasion, The Disposition of Ryukyu

キ―ワ―ド: 組踊, 大城立裕, 冊封体制, 薩摩侵入, 琉球処分