Schools |
All five. In the Kita School this is called “Kikaigashima” while it is called “Shunkan” in the other four. |
Category |
the Fourth group Noh, ninjō-mono |
Author |
Unknown |
Subject |
Volumes two and three of the Tales of the Heike, and volumes nine and ten of “Genpei Jōsuiki” |
Season |
Autumn (September in the lunar calendar) |
Scenes |
Maeba |
Kyoto in the early autumn in 1178 |
Nochiba |
September in the same year, Kikaigashima Island (present -day Mishima village in Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture) |
Tsukurimono |
a boat |
Characters |
Shite |
Shunkan |
Waki |
Messenger |
Tsure |
Fujiwara no Naritsune |
Tsure |
Taira no Yasuyori |
Ai |
servant |
Masks |
Shite |
Shunkan (exclusively used for this Noh drama) |
Costumes |
Shite |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), hana-bōshi (a hood for a nun or eminent monk), tō-bōshi (a hood for a Chinese and an old man), or a long black wig; brown mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / noshime without patterns (noshime-style kimono) or kitsuke / atsuita with patterns , koshimino (skirt made of seaweed), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. Holding a pail. |
Waki |
tops and bottoms of suō (unlined hemp kimono for warrior’s daily wear), kitsuke / dan-noshime (noshime style kimono with very wide stripes), a small sword, and a fan. Puts a letter in the chest of his kimono later. |
Tsure (Naritsune) |
mizugoromo, kitsuke / noshime without patterns, koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Tsure (Yasuyori) |
sumi-bōshi, mizugoromo, kitsuke / noshime without patterns, koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Ai |
tops and bottoms of kimono for kyogen-kata, kitsuke /noshimei with striped patterns, koshi-obi, and a fan. Carries a pole later. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 30 minutes |