Kuzu : Details
| Schools | All five | |
| Category | Fifth-group Noh | |
| Author | Unknown (Zeami, according to legend) | |
| Subject | Genpei Jōsui-ki (The Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Genji and Heike Clans) (Volume 14), Ujishūi Monogatari (Gleanings from the Tales of Minister Uji) | |
| Season | Spring (March in the lunar calendar) | |
| Scene | By Yoshino River in Yamato Province | |
| Tsukurimono | Boat | |
| Characters | Mae-shite | Jō (Old Man) |
| Nochi-shite | Zaō-gongen Deity | |
| Mae-tsure | Uba (Old Woman) | |
| Nochi-tsure | Celestial Maiden | |
| Kokata | Nobleman (Emperor Kiyomihara) (Emperor Tenmu) | |
| Waki | Accompanying Loyal Follower | |
| Waki-tsure | Palanquin Carriers (Two) | |
| Ai | Pursuer A | |
| Ai | Pursuer B | |
| Masks | Mae-shite | Asakurajō, Sankōjō, Waraijō |
| Nochi-shite | Ōtobide | |
| Mae-tsure | Uba | |
| Nochi-tsure | Ko-omote | |
| Costumes | Mae-shite | Jō-kami (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), koshimino, a fan, and a pole for a boat. |
| Nochi-shite | Aka-gashira (long red wig), awase-kariginu (a lined long-sleeved style kimono worn by male characters, especially gods and other dignified characters), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hangire (a type of hakama worn by powerful characters such as demons, gods, and warriors), koshi-obi, and a fan. (The head is covered with muji-noshime (short-sleeved plain kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) when appearing at the gangway bridge.) | |
| Mae-tsure | Uba-kazura (wig with grey hair for old woman), kazura-obi (band for a wig), mizugoromo, atsuita with no scarlet in its pattern, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and a fishing pole. | |
| Nochi-tsure | Tengan (crown for celestial bodies and female court ladies), kuro-tare (a black wig with hair extending slightly below the shoulder), chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / surihaku, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Kokata | Uikanmuri (headdress for emperors, nobles, or aged deities), unlined kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / nuihaku (a short-sleeved kimono with embroidery and gold or silver flakes applied to the fabric), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Waki | Happi-style kimono, kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a sword, and a fan. | |
| Waki-tsure | Kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Ai (Pursuer A) | Kataginu (sleeveless robe), kukuri-bakama (a way of wearing hakama trousers by tucking the bottoms up at the knee with a string), and a spear. | |
| Ai (Pursuer B) | Kataginu, kukuri-bakama, a bow, and arrows. | |
| Number of scenes | Two | |
| Length | About 1 hour and 30 minutes | |
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