List of Noh plays (N–Z)
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 |
|---|
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.