Schools |
All five. Use different Chinese characters in different schools: “経正” in the Kanze and Kongoh schools, while “経政” in the other three. |
Category |
The second group Noh, shura-mono |
Author |
Zeami (according to a story) |
Subject |
The Tale of the Heike |
Season |
Autumn (September in the lunar calendar) |
Scenes |
Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto |
Characters |
Shite (lead part) |
The ghost of Taira no Tsunemasa |
Waki (supporting cast) |
Sōzu Gyōkei |
Masks |
Shite |
Chūjō, Imawaka, Jūroku, Dōji, or Jidō |
Costumes |
Shite (lead part) |
nashiuchi-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress), a white headband, chōken (or happi-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (or kitsuke / nuihaku), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white or colored), koshi-obi (belt), a sword, and a fan. |
Waki (supporting cast) |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), kara (a piece of square cloth worn over other clothes by Buddhism priests), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly-woven kimono with small check pattern), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan. |
Number of scenes |
One |
Length |
About one hour |