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Born in Kyoto, 1974, he studied under his grandfather, the late Matsuno Yoshiteru, and has been a Noh actor of the Kanze School since childhood, making his stage debut with Kappo in 1979. From 1994 he was an apprentice under the 13th Noh master Hayashi Kiemon, before starting off on his own. Since then he has performed in Shakkyō, Midare, Sendai and Dōjō-ji. He has participated in numerous overseas performances including within China, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, France, Korea, and Malaysia, and maintains studios in Kyoto, Yokohama, and Taiwan for teaching Noh to the public, while also being head of Ginyosha troupe based in Kyoto. Hiroyuki is known for his unique activities such as presiding over “Takibi (bonfire) Noh” which combines camping and Noh and performing “Matsu-noh on time” as a Noh actor online via YouTube.
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