This is a complete list of extant pre-modern Noh plays, their supposed authors, and categorisations. A short English translation of the title is given where one exists. A list of those plays which have a separate article on Wikipedia can be found here.
Some plays are given different names by different schools. The words bangai kyoku signify that a play is no longer part of current repertoire.
| Name | Kanji | Cat | Author |
|---|
Adachi ga hara
=Kurozuka | 安達原
or 黒塚 | 2 | Zeami |
| Aisome-gawa | 藍染川 | 4/5 | unknown |
Akechi uchi
Conquest of Akechi | 明智討 | 2 | Ōmura Yūko |
| Akogi | 阿漕 | 4 | unknown |
Ama
Diver Woman | 海女
or 海士 | 5 | unknown |
Aoi no ue
Lady Aoi | 葵上 | 4 | unknown, rev. Zeami |
| Arashiyama | 嵐山 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Aridōshi | 蟻通 | 4 | Zeami |
| Asagao | 朝顔(槿) | ? | ??? |
Ashikari
The Reed Cutter | 芦刈
or 葦刈 | 4 | Zeami |
Asukagawa
Asuka River | 飛鳥川 | 4 | unknown |
| Atago Kūya | 愛宕空也 | 5 | Kanze Kojirō Nobumitsu |
| Ataka | 安宅 | 4 | unknown |
| Atsumori | 敦盛 | 2 | Zeami |
| Awaji | 淡路 | 1 | kusemai by Zeami |
Aya no Tsuzumi
The Damask Drum | 綾鼓 | 4 | unknown |
Bashō
The Basho Tree | 芭蕉 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Bukan | 豊干 | 4 | unknown |
| Chibiki | 千引 | 5 | unknown |
| Chikubushima | 竹生島 | 1 | unknown |
| Chōbuku Soga | 調伏曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu |
| Chōryō | 張良 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Chūrei | 忠霊 | ? | ??? |
Daibutsu kuyō
=Nara mōde
Dedication Rite
for Great Buddha | 大仏供養
or 奈良詣 | 4 | unknown |
| Daie | 大会 | 5 | unknown |
| Daihanya | 大般若 | 4/5 | bangai kyoku
revived 1983 |
| Dairokuten | 第六天 | 5 | unknown |
Danpū
Sandalwood Winds (?) | 檀風
or 壇風 | 4/5 | unknown |
Darani Ochiba
see also Ochiba | 陀羅尼落葉 | 3 | unknown |
| Dōjōji | 道成寺 | 4 | unknown |
| Dōmyōji | 道明寺 | 1 | unknown |
| Ebira | 箙 | 2 | unknown |
Eboshi-ori
The Eboshi Maker | 烏帽子折 | 5 | Miyamasu |
Eguchi
Mouth-of-Sound | 江口 | 3 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
Ema
The Votive Tablet | 絵馬 | 1 | Kongō nanigashi |
| Enoshima | 江野島
or 江島 | 1 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
Fuji
The Spirit of the Wisteria | 藤 | 3 | unknown |
Fujidaiko
Fuji's drum | 富士太鼓 | 4 | unknown |
| Fujisan | 富士山
or 不二山 | 1 | unknown |
Fujito
The Wisteria Gate | 藤戸 | 4 | unknown |
Funabashi
The Boat Bridge | 船橋 | 4 | unknown, rev. Zeami |
Funa Benkei
Benkei on Board | 舟弁慶
or 船弁慶 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Fushimi | 伏見 | ? | Zeami? |
Futari Giō
=Giō | 二人祇王 | 3 | unknown |
Futari Shizuka
The Two Shizukas | 二人静 | 3 | unknown |
Gekkyūden
=Tsurukame | 月宮殿 | 1 | unknown |
| Gendayu | 源太夫 | 1 | Kiami |
Genji kuyō
Commemoration of Genji | 源氏供養 | 3 | unknown |
Genjō
=Kenjō | 玄象
or 絃上 | ? | Kawakami kannushi? |
| Genpuku Soga | 元服曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu? |
| Genzai nue | 現在鵺 | 5 | unknown |
| Genzai shichimen | 現在七面 | 4 | unknown |
| Genzai Tadanori | 現在忠度 | 4 | unknown |
| Genzai Tomoe | 現在巴 | 4 | unknown |
| Giō | 祇王 | 3 | unknown |
| Go | 碁 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Goō | 護法 | 4 | unknown |
Hachi no ki
The Potted Trees | 鉢木 | 4 | unknown |
Hagoromo
The Feather Mantle | 羽衣 | 3 | unknown |
Hajitomi
The Lattice Shutter | 半蔀 | 3 | Naitō nanigashi
(Zaemon?) |
| Hakurakuten | 白楽天 | 1 | unknown |
| Hana-ikusa | 花軍 | 4 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
Hanagatami
The Flower Basket | 花筐 | 4 | Zeami |
Hanjo
Lady Han | 斑女 | 4 | Zeami |
Hashi Benkei
Benkei on the Bridge | 橋弁慶 | 4 | unknown |
Hatsuyuki
Virgin Snow | 初雪 | 4 | Komparu Zenpō |
Hibariyama
Skylark Mountain | 雲雀山 | 4 | unknown |
Higaki
The Cypress Fence | 桧垣 | 3 | Zeami |
| Himuro | 氷室 | 1 | Miyamasu |
| Hitachi-obi | 常陸帯 | 4/5 | unknown |
| Hiun | 飛雲 | 5 | unknown |
Hōjōgawa
The River for Setting Things Free | 放生川 | 1 | Zeami |
Hōkazō
The Hoka Priest(s) | 放下僧 | 4 | unknown |
| Hōso | 彭祖 | 4 | unknown |
| Hotoke no hara | 仏原 | 3 | unknown |
Hyakuman
Million | 百万 | 4 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
Ikarikazuki
The Anchor Draping | 碇潜 | 5 | Komparu Zenpō |
Ikenie
The Pool Sacrifice | 生贄
or 池贄 | ? | ??? |
Ikkaku sennin
One-Horned Wizard | 一角仙人 | 5 | Komparu Zenpō |
|
| Name | Kanji | Cat | Author |
|---|
| Ikuta Atsumori | 生田敦盛 | 2 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Iwafune | 岩船 | 1 | unknown |
Izutsu
The Well Cradle | 井筒 | 3 | Zeami |
Jinen koji
Jinen the Preacher | 自然居士 | 4 | Kan'ami |
| Kagekiyo | 景清 | 4 | unknown |
| Kagetsu | 花月 | 4 | unknown |
Kakitsubata
The Iris | 杜若 | 3 | Zeami? or Zenchiku |
| Kamo | 賀茂 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
Kamo monogurui
Madwoman at Kamo Shrine | 賀茂物狂 | 4 | unknown |
| Kamo no Chōmei | 鴨長明 | ? | ??? |
| Kanameishi | 要石 | ? | ??? |
Kanawa
The Iron Crown/Tripod | 鉄輪 | 4 | unknown |
Kanehira
Imai's End | 兼平 | 2 | unknown |
| Kanemaki | 鐘巻 | ? | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Kannyōkyū
Kannyō Palace | 咸陽宮 | 4 | unknown |
Kantan
Life and Dream | 邯鄲 | 4 | unknown |
| Kappo | 合浦
or 合甫 | 5 | unknown |
Kasa sotoba
The Covered Gravepost | 笠卒塔婆 | ? | Kanze Motomasa?
bangai kyoku |
| Kashiwazaki | 柏崎 | 4 | Enami Saemon, rev. Zeami |
Kasuga Ryūjin
The Kasuga Dragon God | 春日龍神 | 5 | unknown |
Kayo Komachi
The Courtship of Komachi | 通小町 | 4 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
| Kazuraki | 葛城 | 3 | Zeami |
| Kazuraki tengu | 葛城天狗 | 5 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
Kenjō
Genjō | 絃上
or 玄象 | 5 | Kawakami kannushi |
Kiku jidō
Makura jidō | 菊慈童
or 枕慈童 | 4 | unknown |
Kinsatsu
The Golden Tablet | 金札 | 1 | Kan'ami |
Kinuta
The Fulling Block | 砧 | 4 | Zeami |
| Kirikane Soga | 切兼曽我 | 4 | unknown |
Kiso
Lord Kiso | 木曽 | 4 | unknown |
| Kiyotsune | 清経 | 2 | Zeami |
| Kochō | 胡蝶 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Kodama Ukifune
The Wood Spirit Ukifune | 木霊浮舟
or 木玉浮舟 | ? | bangai kyoku |
Kogō
Lady Kogō | 小督 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Koi no Matsubara | 恋の松原 | 4 | unknown |
Koi no omoni
The Burden of Love | 恋重荷 | 4 | Zeami |
| Kokaji | 小鍛冶 | 5 | unknown |
| Komachi uta arasoi | ??? | ? | ??? |
| Komachi sōshi | ??? | ? | ??? |
Kosode Soga
Soga's Robes | 小袖曽我 | 4 | unknown |
| Kōtei | 皇帝 | 5 | Kanze Nobomitsu |
| Kōu | 項羽 | 5 | unknown |
Kōya monogurui
The Madman of Mt. Kōya | 高野物狂 | 4 | Zeami, Kanze Motomasa |
Kumasaka
The Robber | 熊坂 | 5 | unknown |
| Kurama tengu | 鞍馬天狗 | 5 | Miyamasu |
| Kureha | 呉服 | 1 | Zeami? |
Kurikara otoshi
The Fall from Kurikara | 倶利伽羅落 | ? | bangai kyoku |
Kurozuka
=Adachi ga hara | 黒塚 or
安達原 | 2 | Zeami |
| Kurumazō | 車僧 | 5 | unknown |
| Kusanagi | 草薙 | 4 | unknown |
| Kuse no to | 久世戸 | 1 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Kusu no tsuyu
Camphor Tree in Dew | 楠露 | 4 | unknown |
| Kuzu | 国栖 | 5 | unknown |
Maiguruma
The Dance Waggons | 舞車 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
Makiginu
Rolls of Silk | 巻絹 | 3 | unknown |
Makura Jidō
Jidō and the Pillow
Kiku Jidō | 枕慈童 | 4 | unknown |
Manjū
see also Nakamitsu (K) | 満仲 | 4 | unknown |
Mari
The Football | 鞠 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Matsu no o | 松尾 | 1 | unknown |
Matsukaze
The Wind in the Pines | 松風 | 3 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
Matsumushi
The Pine Cricket | 松虫 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
Matsuyama kagami
The Mirror of Matsuyama | 松山鏡 | 5 | unknown |
| Matsuyama tengu | 松山天狗 | 5 | unknown |
| Mekari | 和布刈 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Michimori | 通盛 | 2 | Seiami, rev. Zeami |
| Miidera | 三井寺 | 4 | unknown |
Mimosuso
=Mimosuso-gawa | 御裳濯 | 1 | Zeami? |
| Minase | 水無瀬 | 4 | unknown |
Minazuki-barae
June Purification Rite | 水無月祓 | 4 | Zeami |
| Minobu | 身延 | 3 | unknown |
Mitsuyama
Three Mountains | 三山 | 4 | unknown |
| Miwa | 三輪 | 3 | Zeami? |
| Mochizuki | 望月 | 4 | unknown |
Momijigari
The Maple Viewing | 紅葉狩 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Morihisa | 盛久 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
Motomezuka
The Grave Sought | 求塚 | 4 | Kan'ami? |
| Murogimi | 室君 | 4 | unknown |
| Murozumi | 室住 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Mutsura | 六浦 | 3 | Komparu? |
|
| Name | Kanji | Cat | Author |
|---|
Nakamitsu
=Manjū | 仲光
or 満仲 | 4 | Zeami |
| Naniwa | 難波 | 1 | Zeami |
Nara mōde
=Daibutsu kuyō | 奈良詣
or 大仏供養 | 4 | unknown |
| Nezame | 寝覚 | 1 | unknown |
| Nishikido | 錦戸 | 4 | unknown |
Nishikigi
The Brocade Tree | 錦木 | 4 | Zeami |
| Niwatori Tatsuta | 鶏竜田 | 5 | unknown |
Nomori
Guardian of the Fields | 野守 | 5 | Zeami |
Nonomiya
The Shrine in the Fields | 野宮 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
Nue
Nightbird | 鵺 | 5 | Zeami |
Obasute
Abandoned Old Lady | 姨捨 | 3 | Zeami |
Ochiba (no miya)
Fallen Leaves | 落葉(宮) | 3 | unknown |
Ōeyama
Demon of Ōeyama | 大江山 | 5 | unknown |
Ohara gokō
Imperial Visit to Ohara | 大原御幸
or 小原御幸 | 3 | unknown |
Oimatsu
The Ancient Pine | 老松 | 1 | Zeami |
Okina
The Old Man | 翁 | 0 | unknown |
Ominameshi
Damsel Flower | 女郎花 | 4 | unknown |
Ōmu Komachi
Komachi's Parrot-poem | 鸚鵡小町 | 3 | unknown |
| Orochi | 大蛇 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Oshio | 小塩 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Ōyashiro | 大社 | ? | Kanze Nagatoshi |
| Raiden | 来殿 | 5 | Maeda Nariyasu, rev.
Hōshō Gorō Tomoyuki |
| Raiden | 雷電 | 5 | unknown |
| Rashōmon | 羅生門 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Rinzō | 輪蔵 | 1 | Kanze Nobutoshi |
Rōtaiko
Prison Drum | 籠太鼓 | 4 | unknown |
Rō Giō
Prison Giō | 籠祇王 | 3 | Kanze Motomasa? |
| Ryōko | 龍虎 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Sagi
The White Heron | 鷺 | 3 | unknown |
Saigyōzakura
Saigyō's Cherry Tree | 西行桜 | 3 | Zeami |
| Sakahoko | 逆鉾 | 1 | Miyamasu? |
Sakuragawa
Cherry River | 桜川 | 4 | Zeami |
| Sakurai (no eki) | 桜井(駅) | 4 | Nezu Morizane |
| Sanemori | 実盛 | 2 | Zeami |
Sanshō
Three Men Laugh | 三笑 | 4 | unknown |
| Sasaki | 佐々木 | ? | Heike (book 9) |
| Saoyama | 佐保山 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Seiganji | 誓願寺 | 3 | unknown |
Seiōbo
Queen Mother of the West | 西王母 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
Sekidera Komachi
Komachi at Sekidera | 関寺小町 | 3 | Zeami? |
| Sekihara Yoichi | 関寺与市 | 4 | unknown |
| Semimaru | 蝉丸 | 4 | Zeami? |
| Senju | 千手
or 千寿 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
Sesshōseki
The Death Stone | 殺生石 | 5 | unknown |
Settai
Hospitality | 摂待 | 4 | Miyamasu |
| Shakkyō | 石橋 | 5 | unknown |
| Shari | 舎利 | 5 | unknown |
Shichiki ochi
Seven Warriors in Flight | 七騎落 | 4 | unknown |
| Shiga | 志賀 | 1 | unknown |
Shigehira
=Kasa sotoba | 重衡 | 2 | |
| Shigemori | 重盛 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
| Shikiji monogurui | 敷地物狂 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
Shikimi tengu
Goblins among the Flowers | 樒天狗 | ? | unknown |
| Shirahige | 白髭
or 白鬚 | 1 | unknown |
| Shironushi | 代主 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
Shōjō
The Tippling Elf
≠Taihei Shōjō | 猩々 | 5 | unknown |
| Shōki | 鍾馗 | 5 | Komparu Zenchiku |
(Ō) Shōkun
Wang Zhaojun | (王)昭君 | 5 | unknown |
| Shōzon | 正尊 | 4 | Kanze Nobutoshi |
Shunkan
=Kikaigashima | 俊寛
or 鬼界島 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Shunnei | 春栄 or
しゅんねい | 4 | Zeami |
| Shunzei Tadanori | 俊成忠度 | 2 | Naitō Zaemon |
| Sonoda | 園田 | ? | ??? |
Sōshi arai (Komachi)
Komachi Clears Her Name | 草紙洗(小町) | 3 | unknown |
Sotoba Komachi
Komachi on the Gravepost | 卒都婆小町 | 4 | Kan'ami |
Suma Genji
Genji at Suma Bay | 須磨源氏 | 5 | Zeami |
Sumidagawa
The Sumida River | 隅田川
or 角田川 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
Sumiyoshi mōde
Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi | 住吉詣 | 3 | unknown |
| Sumizomezakura | 墨染桜 | 3 | unknown |
|
| Name | Kanji | Cat | Author |
|---|
| Tadanobu | 忠信 | 4 | unknown |
| Tadanori | 忠度 | 2 | Zeami |
| Taema | 当麻 | 5 | Zeami |
Taihei shōjō
The Elf and the Big Jar | 大瓶猩々 | 5 | unknown |
Taisanpukun
Archdemon Taisan | 泰山府君 | 4 | unknown |
| Taisei Taishi | 太施太子
or 泰世太子 | ? | Nobumitsu
bangai kyoku |
| Taiten | 大典 | 1 | ??? |
Takasago/Aioi
Growing Old Together | 高砂
or 相老 | 1 | Zeami |
Take no yuki
Snow on the Bamboos | 竹雪 | 4 | unknown |
Tamakazura
The Jeweled Chaplet | 玉葛
or 玉鬘 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
Tamanoi
Jewel Well | 玉井 | 1 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Tamura | 田村 | 2 | unknown |
Tango monogurui
The Madman of Tango | 丹後物狂 | 4 | Iami, rev. Zeami
bangai kyoku |
Tanikō
The Valley Rite | 谷行 | 5 | unknown |
| Tankai | 湛海 | 4 | unknown |
| Tatsuta | 龍田
or 竜田 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Teika | 定家 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
Tenko
The Heavenly Drum | 天鼓 | 4 | unknown |
Tōboku
The Northeastern Hall | 東北 | 3 | unknown |
| Tōbōsaku | 東方朔 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Tōei | 藤永
or 藤栄 | 4 | unknown |
| Tōgan koji | 東岸居士 | 4 | Zeami? |
Tokusa
Scouring Rushes | 木賊 | 4 | Zeami? |
| Tomoakira | 知章 | 2 | unknown |
| Tomoe | 巴 | 2 | unknown |
| Tomonaga | 朝長 | 2 | Kanze Motomasa? |
Torioi(bune)
Birdscaring Boat | 鳥追(舟) | 4 | unknown |
Tōru
=Shiogama | 融 or
塩釜 | 5 | Zeami |
Tōsen
Chinese ship | 唐船 | 4 | unknown |
Tsuchigomo
Spirit of a Spider | 土蜘蛛 | 5 | unknown |
Tsuchiguruma
The Wheelbarrow | 土車 | 5 | Zeami |
| Tsunemasa | 経政
or 経正 | 2 | unknown |
| Tsurugoaka | 鶴岡 | ? | bangai kyoku |
Tsurukame
=Gekkyūden
Crane and Tortoise | 鶴亀 or
月宮殿 | 1 | unknown |
U no matsuri
Cormorant Festival | 鵜祭 | 1 | unknown |
Uchito mōde
Visit to Ise Shrines | 内外詣 | 1 | Kongō Nagayori |
Ugetsu
Rain and Moon | 雨月 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
Ukai
The Cormorant Fisher | 鵜飼 | 5 | Enamizaemon Gorō
rev. Zeami |
Ukifune
A Drifting Boat | 浮舟 | 4 | Yokō Motohisa
rev. Zeami |
| Ukon | 右近 | 1 | Zeami, rev.
Kanze Nobumitsu? |
| Ume | 梅 | 3 | Kanze Motoakira |
Umegae
Plum Branch | 梅枝 | 4 | unknown |
| Uneme | 釆女 | 3 | Zeami? |
Unoha
Cormorant Feathers | 鵜羽 | ? | bangai kyoku
revived 1991 |
Unrin'in
Unrin Temple | 雲林院 | 3 | unknown |
| Urashima | 浦島 | 1 | Kanze Miyamasu |
| Urokogata | 鱗形 | 1 | unknown |
Utaura
Soothsaying by verse | 歌占 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
Utō
Birds of Sorrow | 善知鳥 | 4 | Zeami Motokiyo |
Utsusemi
The Cicada's Shell | 空蝉 | ? | bangai kyoku |
Yamanba
The Mountain Crone | 山姥 | 5 | Zeami |
Yashima
=Yoshitsune
The Battle of Yashima | 八島
or 屋島
or 義経 | 2 | Zeami? |
Yōkihi
Everlasting Sorrow | 楊貴妃 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Yorimasa | 頼政 | 2 | Yorimasa |
Yōrō
Nurturing the Aged | 養老 | 1 | Zeami |
Yoroboshi
Stumbling Beggar Boy | 弱法師 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa
kuse by Zeami |
Yoshino Shizuka
Lady Shizuka in Yoshino | 吉野静 | 3 | Kan'ami |
| Yoshino Tennin | 吉野天人 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Youchi Soga
Soga Brother's Night Attack | 夜討曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu |
Yūgao
Evening Faces | 夕顔 | 3 | unknown |
Yugyō yanagi
The Priest and the Willow | 遊行柳 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
Yuki
Snow | 雪 | 3 | unknown |
| Yumi Yawata | 弓八幡 | 1 | Zeami |
| Yuya | 熊野
or 湯谷 | 3 | unknown; Komparu Zenchiku?[1] |
| Zegai | 善界,是界
or 是我意 | 5 | Takeda Sadamori |
Zenji Soga
The Priest Soga | 禅師曽我
or 禅師曾我 | 4 | unknown |
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References
- ↑ "...The author is unknown but there is a strong possibility that it was Komparu Zenchiku. See Itō, Yōkyoku Shū, III, p. 506." pg 1052, Seeds in the Heart.
- This list is largely a condensed version of that compiled by Michael Watson at Meiji Gakuin University, which includes more information on translations into European languages and relevant journal articles.