become a Buddhist monk. In other works The Atsumori narrative became the subject of many subsequent works, including: The Noh play, Atsumori, which follows Kumagai, now known as the Buddhist priest Renshō, as he speaks with and prays for the dead Atsumori. The Bunraku puppet play, later adapted for Kabuki, Ichinotani Futaba Gunki. A Narrative: Atsumori, which expands upon the Tales of the Heike version and includes a section where Kumagai personally returns the body of Atsumori to the Minamoto. Little Atsumori, the tale of the resulting plight of Atsumori's wife and his yet unborn son. The lesser-known Kabuki play Sakigake Genpei Tsutsuji (otherwise called Ogiya Kumagai, or Suma no Miyako Genpei Tsutsuji), where Atsumori hides his identity by dressing up as the girl Kohagi and working in a fan shop. Atsumori, as a Kami, is a character in Wen Spencer's modern fantasy novel Eight Million Gods. See also The Tale of Heike References Samurai Taira clan 1169 births 1184 deaths Japanese warriors killed in battle People of Heian-period Japan