Schools |
All five. |
Category |
The fourth group Noh, shūshin-otoko-mono |
Author |
Unknown (traditionally attributed to either Kawakami Kannushi or Zeami) |
Subject |
Unknown |
Season |
Autumn |
Scenes |
Akogi-ga-ura in Ise Province |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Old Man |
Nochi-shite |
Ghost of Akogi |
Waki |
Traveling Monk (or Man from Hyuga Province) |
Waki-tsure |
Accompanying Monks (two) |
Ai |
Villager |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Sankōjō, Asakuranojō, Waraijō, etc. |
Nochi-shite |
Yase-otoko, Kawazu |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
jō-gami (wig for old man’s character), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi (belt), and a fishing pole |
Nochi-shite |
a long black wig, mizugoromo, kitsuke / muji-noshime, koshi-obi, koshimino, a fan and a fishing net |
Waki (in the case of Traveling Monk) |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for Buddhist monks), mizugoromo, kitsuke / muji-noshime, koshi-obi, a fan and Buddhist prayer beads |
Waki (in the case of Traveler) |
tops and bottoms of suō (A long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom worn by male characters), kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), a small sword, and a fan |
Waki-tsure (Accompanying Monks of the Traveling Monk) |
Same as the Waki (Traveling Monk) |
Ai |
tops and bottoms of kimono for kyogen-kata, koshi-obi, and a fan |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 20 minutes |