"The Kabuki Book: A Novel of Feudal Japan and Ancient Gods"
by K.H. Kohopeh
An exiled fox-spirit. A guilt-ridden swordsman. An empire determined to silence them both. As the gods of land and sea clash over Okuni’s soul, she consumes her divine life force to forge a radical, transgressive theatre on Kyoto’s muddy riverbeds.
literary historical fantasy, if you liked Madeline Miller’s Circe, R.F. Kuang's Babel or Inanna by Emily H. Wilson