Schools |
All five |
Category |
The second group Noh, shura-mono |
Author |
Zeami |
Subject |
Heike Monogatari (The Tale of Heike Clan), volume 4, the episodes of “Hashi Gassen” (the battle at the bridge) and “Miya no Gosaigo” (the final moments of the prince), etc. |
Season |
Summer |
Scene | Byōdōin Temple in Uji, Yamashiro Province |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Old Man |
Nochi-shite |
Ghost of Minamoto no Yorimasa |
Waki |
Itinerant Monk |
Ai |
Villager |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Sankō-jō, Warai-jō, Asakura-jō, etc. |
Nochi-shite |
Yorimasa |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
Jō-kami (wig for an old man’s character), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono of middling quality), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) or kogōshi-mehiki (a thickly-woven kimono with small, fine-lined check pattern), koshi-obi (belt), a fan, (and a cane). |
Nochi-shite |
Yorimasa-zukin (a hood exclusively used for Yorimasa), shirotare (a type of wig made of white hair) or no wig, kindan-hachimaki (a headband in gold), awase-happi (lined happi-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (a short-sleeved, thickly-woven kimono mainly worn by male characters), hangire (a type of hakama trousers worn by strong characters such as demons, gods, and warriors), koshi-obi, a fan, and a sword. |
Waki |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo, kitsuke / muji-noshime, koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Ai |
Kyogen-kamishimo (tops and bottoms of kimono for Kyōgen-kata), kitsuke / shima-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with stripe pattern), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 45 minutes |