Background
Kiyoshi Kanze was born in Edo (now Tokyo). He was the son of Kiyoyuki. He was adopted (1865) by Minoru Umewaka and named Rokuro.
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Career
Leaving the Umewaka family (1894) he changed his name to Kiyoyuki, and while assisting Kiyoyasu (head of the family) he became a leading Noh player of the Kanze school.
Considered a genius of the Noh drama he assisted his father in developing the play, which earned him a great reputation.His contribution to Noh was invaluable and he also conducted a research into the family trees of Noh players dating back to several hundreds of years.
