Ataka : Details
| Category | The fourth group noh, zatsunoh (miscellaneous noh); genzaimono | |
| Author | Kanze Kojirō Nobumitsu (according to one theory) | |
| Subject | the seventh volume of Gikei-ki (Tale of Yoshitsune) | |
| Season | Spring (February) | |
| Scenes | maeba (first half of the drama) | The barrier at Ataka in the Kaga region |
| nochiba (second half of the drama) | ||
| Tsukurimono | none | |
| Characters | Shite (lead part) | Musashibō Benkei |
| Kokata (juvenile actor) | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | |
| Tsure (the companion of Shite) | (eight, nine or ten bit players), the followers of Yoshitsune | |
| Omo-ai (main interluding cast) | carrier in the group of Yoshitsune (footman) | |
| Waki (supporting cast) | Togashi | |
| Ado-ai (other interluding cast) | the follower of Togashi | |
| Masks | no mask (hitamen) | |
| Costumes | Shite | tokin (a small, black headdress worn by mountain priests), suzukake (tufts for the costume of mountain priests), shima-mizugoromo (a type of striped knee-length kimono), kitsuke/ atsuita (thickly woven kosode type of kimono), shiro-ōkuchi (hakama in ōkuchi (wide)-style, white), koshi-obi (belt), a small sword, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. Later, holds a scroll. |
| Kokata | tokin, suzukake, mizugoromo, kitsuke/ atsuita, shiro-ōkuchi, koshi-obi, a small sword, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. After the change of costume on the stage (monogi), a sedge rain hat, oi (a box that monks and mountain priests carry on their shoulders), and a stout staff. | |
| Tsure | Following the costumes of Shite. | |
| Omo-ai | tokin, kitsuke/ atsuita, kukuri-bakama (hakama with draw strings at the bottom), kyahan (gaiters), a small sword, oi, and rain hat with a stick. | |
| Waki | nashi-uchieboshi (eboshi-style warrior headdress), a white headband, tops and bottoms of hitatare (kimono for warriors), kitsuke/atsuita, komi-ōkuchi (hakama worn under another bottoms), a small sword, and a fan. | |
| Ado-ai | tops and bottoms of kyogen costume, kitsuke/shima-noshime (noshime style striped kimono), a small sword, a fan, and a sword. | |
| Number of scenes | one | |
| Length | about 1 hour and 30 minutes | |
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