Kan'ami

Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (観阿弥 清次^?); 1333 – June 8, 1384, was a Japanese Noh actor, author, and musician during the Muromachi period. Born Yūzaki Kiyotsugu (結崎 清次^?) in Iga Province, Kan'ami also went by the names Miyomaru (観世丸^?) and Kanze Kiyotsugu (観世 清次^?).

Kan'ami's career began in Obata when he founded a Sarugaku theater group. The troupe moved to Yamato and formed the Yuzaki theater company, which would eventually become the school of Noh theater. He grew in popularity, and began making trips to Kyoto to give performances. In 1374, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in the audience of a performance and was so impressed by it that he became Kan'ami's patron.

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