Kishu ryūritan

In Orikuchiism, kishu ryūritan (貴種流離譚, lit. "noble wandering narrative") is a plot archetype found in Japanese folklore and Japanese literature. In these narratives, a hero is exiled from their society, faces a variety of trials and ordeals, and either returns to their society in triumph or dies in exile. Though stories depicting this archetype date to as early as the classical period of Japanese history, use of the term "kishu ryūritan" to describe these kinds of stories collectively was originated by ethnologist Shinobu Orikuchi in 1918.