List of Noh plays: A-M
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This is a complete list of extant pre-modern Noh
Noh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...

 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
Aisomegawa 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
Komparu Zenchiku
Komparu Zenchiku was a skilled Japanese Noh actor, troupe leader, and playwright. His plays are particularly characterized by an intricate, allusive, and subtle style inherited from Zeami which convolved yūgen with influences from Zen Buddhism and Kegon...

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 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
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 ? 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
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
? 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?
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