Some Famous Plays
- For a more comprehensive list, see List of Noh plays (A–M) N–Z.
- Plays with a separate article are listed here.
The following categorization is that of the Kanze school.
| Name | Kanji | Meaning | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoi no Ue | 葵上 | Lady Aoi | 4 (misc.) |
| Aya no Tsuzumi | 綾鼓 | The Damask Drum | 4 (misc.) |
| Dōjōji | 道成寺 | Dōjōji | 4 (misc.) |
| Hagoromo | 羽衣 | The Feather Mantle | 3 (woman) |
| Izutsu | 井筒 | The Well Cradle | 3 (woman) |
| Kagekiyo | 景清 | Kagekiyo | 4 (misc.) |
| Kanawa | 鉄輪 | The Iron Ring/Crown | 4 (misc.) |
| Kumasaka | 熊坂 | Kumasaka/The Robber | 5 (demon) |
| Matsukaze | 松風 | The Wind in the Pines | 3 (woman) |
| Nonomiya | 野宮 | The Shrine in the Fields | 3 (woman) |
| Sekidera Komachi | 関寺小町 | Komachi at Sekidera | 3 (woman) |
| Semimaru | 蝉丸 | Semimaru | 4 (misc.) |
| Shakkyō | 石橋 | Stone Bridge | 5 (demon) |
| Shōjō | 猩々 | The Tippling Elf | 5 (demon) |
| Sotoba Komachi | 卒都婆小町 | Komachi at the Gravepost | 3 (woman) |
| Takasago | 高砂 | At Takasago | 1 (deity) |
| Tsunemasa | 経政 | Tsunemasa | 2 (warrior) |
| Yorimasa | 頼政 | Yorimasa | 2 (warrior) |
| Yuya | 熊野 | Yuya | 3 (woman) |
Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or plays:
“The urge for Chinese food is always unpredictable: famous for no occasion, standard fare for no holiday, and the constant as to demand is either whim, the needy plebiscite of instantly famished drunks, or pregnancy.”
—Alexander Theroux (b. 1940)
“Where neither love nor hatred plays a part, a woman plays indifferently.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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