variants
or less commonly No
plural Noh also No
: classic Japanese dance-drama having a heroic theme, a chorus, and highly stylized action, costuming, and scenery
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As in Noh plays, which Mishima loved, the spirits of the dead often haunt the living.
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot to like about the room, but the highlight, without a doubt, is a sitting area overlooking the garden that doubles as the best seat for the Noh stage.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
Seo Hyun-jin as Noh In-ji in The Trunk Kim Seung-wan—Netflix
Will there be a second season of The Trunk?
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Photo: Noh Ju Han Spoilers follow for the first episode of the second season of Squid Game.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Photo: Juhan Noh That’s not to say, though, that the show has no questions to answer.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Yamaguchi’s Noh Actor is a particular favorite of the exhibition’s curator Kit Brooks, now the curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Love in the Big City tells the story of free-spirited Jae-hee (played by Kim), who stumbles upon a secret about Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Tom Noh is the CMO at Atomic Enrollment, a leading growth firm trusted by the largest trade schools across North America.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot to like about the room, but the highlight, without a doubt, is a sitting area overlooking the garden that doubles as the best seat for the Noh stage.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
Seo Hyun-jin as Noh In-ji in The Trunk Kim Seung-wan—Netflix
Will there be a second season of The Trunk?
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Photo: Noh Ju Han Spoilers follow for the first episode of the second season of Squid Game.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Photo: Juhan Noh That’s not to say, though, that the show has no questions to answer.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Yamaguchi’s Noh Actor is a particular favorite of the exhibition’s curator Kit Brooks, now the curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Love in the Big City tells the story of free-spirited Jae-hee (played by Kim), who stumbles upon a secret about Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Tom Noh is the CMO at Atomic Enrollment, a leading growth firm trusted by the largest trade schools across North America.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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