This is a complete[1] 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
|
Adachi ga hara
=Kurozuka |
安達原
or 黒塚 |
2 |
Zeami
|
| Aisome-gawa |
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
or 塰 |
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
|
| 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 |
箙 |
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 |
藤 |
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 |
碁 |
? |
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
|
Kayoi 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 |
砧 |
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 |
鞠 |
? |
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 (play) |
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?
|
|
| 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?[2]
|
| 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
|
|