Schools |
All five |
Category |
the second group Noh, shuramono |
Author |
Zeami |
Subject |
“Genpei-seisuiki (Genpei-jōsuiki)” and “Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike)” |
Season |
Autumn (September) |
Scenes |
Kyoto after the exile of the Heike clan, at the house of Taira no Kiyotsune’s wife. |
Characters |
Shite (lead part) |
The spirit of Taira no Kiyotsune |
Waki (supporting cast) |
Awazu no Saburo, a retainer of Kiyotsune |
Tsure (companion of lead part) |
Wife of Kiyotsune |
Masks |
Shite |
Chūjō, Imawaka |
Tsure |
a mask for tsure, such as Ko-omote |
Costumes |
Shite |
kuro-tare (a black wig with hair extending slightly longer than the shoulder), shiro-hachimaki (a white headband), nashi-uchieboshi (eboshi-style headdress for warriors), choken or unlined happi, kitsuke / atsuita or nuihaku, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), a sword, and a fan. |
Tsure |
kazura, kazura-obi, karaori in “kinagashi”-style, kitsuke / surihaku, and a fan. |
Waki |
kake-suō (tops of suō), kitsuke / dan-noshime (noshime style kimono with very wide stripes), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a small sword, and a fan. Wearing an amulet case around his neck and wearing a sedge rain hat. |
Number of scenes |
One |
Length |
About 1 hour and 10 minutes |