# List of Noh plays

This is a complete list of extant pre-modern Noh plays, their supposed authors, and categorisations. A short English translation of the title is given where one exists. A list of those plays which have a separate article on Wikipedia can be found here.
Some plays are given different names by different schools. The words bangai kyoku signify that a play is no longer part of current repertoire.
| Name | Kanji | Cat | Author |
| Adachi ga hara =Kurozuka | 安達原 or 黒塚 | 2 | Zeami |
| Aisome-gawa | 藍染川 | 4/5 | unknown |
| Akechi uchi Conquest of Akechi | 明智討 | 2 | Ōmura Yūko |
| Akogi | 阿漕 | 4 | unknown |
| Ama Diver Woman | 海女 or 海士 or 塰 | 5 | unknown |
| Aoi no ue Lady Aoi | 葵上 | 4 | unknown, rev. Zeami |
| Arashiyama | 嵐山 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Aridōshi | 蟻通 | 4 | Zeami |
| Asagao | 朝顔(槿) | ? | ??? |
| Ashikari The Reed Cutter | 芦刈 or 葦刈 | 4 | Zeami |
| Asukagawa Asuka River | 飛鳥川 | 4 | unknown |
| Atago Kūya | 愛宕空也 | 5 | Kanze Kojirō Nobumitsu |
| Ataka | 安宅 | 4 | unknown |
| Atsumori | 敦盛 | 2 | Zeami |
| Awaji | 淡路 | 1 | kusemai by Zeami |
| Aya no Tsuzumi The Damask Drum | 綾鼓 | 4 | unknown |
| Bashō The Basho Tree | 芭蕉 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Bukan | 豊干 | 4 | unknown |
| Chibiki | 千引 | 5 | unknown |
| Chikubushima | 竹生島 | 1 | unknown |
| Chōbuku Soga | 調伏曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu |
| Chōryō | 張良 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Chūrei | 忠霊 | ? | ??? |
| Daibutsu kuyō =Nara mōde Dedication Rite for Great Buddha | 大仏供養 or 奈良詣 | 4 | unknown |
| Daie | 大会 | 5 | unknown |
| Daihanya | 大般若 | 4/5 | bangai kyoku revived 1983 |
| Dairokuten | 第六天 | 5 | unknown |
| Danpū Sandalwood Winds (?) | 檀風 or 壇風 | 4/5 | unknown |
| Darani Ochiba see also Ochiba | 陀羅尼落葉 | 3 | unknown |
| Dōjōji | 道成寺 | 4 | unknown |
| Dōmyōji | 道明寺 | 1 | unknown |
| Ebira | 箙 | 2 | unknown |
| Eboshi-ori The Eboshi Maker | 烏帽子折 | 5 | Miyamasu |
| Eguchi Mouth-of-Sound | 江口 | 3 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
| Ema The Votive Tablet | 絵馬 | 1 | Kongō nanigashi |
| Enoshima | 江野島 or 江島 | 1 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
| Fuji The Spirit of the Wisteria | 藤 | 3 | unknown |
| Fujidaiko Fuji's drum | 富士太鼓 | 4 | unknown |
| Fujisan | 富士山 or 不二山 | 1 | unknown |
| Fujito The Wisteria Gate | 藤戸 | 4 | unknown |
| Funabashi The Boat Bridge | 船橋 | 4 | unknown, rev. Zeami |
| Funa Benkei Benkei on Board | 舟弁慶 or 船弁慶 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Fushimi | 伏見 | ? | Zeami? |
| Futari Giō =Giō | 二人祇王 | 3 | unknown |
| Futari Shizuka The Two Shizukas | 二人静 | 3 | unknown |
| Gekkyūden =Tsurukame | 月宮殿 | 1 | unknown |
| Gendayu | 源太夫 | 1 | Kiami |
| Genji kuyō Commemoration of Genji | 源氏供養 | 3 | unknown |
| Genjō =Kenjō | 玄象 or 絃上 | ? | Kawakami kannushi? |
| Genpuku Soga | 元服曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu? |
| Genzai nue | 現在鵺 | 5 | unknown |
| Genzai shichimen | 現在七面 | 4 | unknown |
| Genzai Tadanori | 現在忠度 | 4 | unknown |
| Genzai Tomoe | 現在巴 | 4 | unknown |
| Giō | 祇王 | 3 | unknown |
| Go | 碁 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Goō | 護法 | 4 | unknown |
| Hachi no ki The Potted Trees | 鉢木 | 4 | unknown |
| Hagoromo The Feather Mantle | 羽衣 | 3 | unknown |
| Hajitomi The Lattice Shutter | 半蔀 | 3 | Naitō nanigashi (Zaemon?) |
| Hakurakuten | 白楽天 | 1 | unknown |
| Hana-ikusa | 花軍 | 4 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
| Hanagatami The Flower Basket | 花筐 | 4 | Zeami |
| Hanjo Lady Han | 斑女 | 4 | Zeami |
| Hashi Benkei Benkei on the Bridge | 橋弁慶 | 4 | unknown |
| Hatsuyuki Virgin Snow | 初雪 | 4 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Hibariyama Skylark Mountain | 雲雀山 | 4 | unknown |
| Higaki The Cypress Fence | 桧垣 | 3 | Zeami |
| Himuro | 氷室 | 1 | Miyamasu |
| Hitachi-obi | 常陸帯 | 4/5 | unknown |
| Hiun | 飛雲 | 5 | unknown |
| Hōjōgawa The River for Setting Things Free | 放生川 | 1 | Zeami |
| Hōkazō The Hoka Priest(s) | 放下僧 | 4 | unknown |
| Hōso | 彭祖 | 4 | unknown |
| Hotoke no hara | 仏原 | 3 | unknown |
| Hyakuman Million | 百万 | 4 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
| Ikarikazuki The Anchor Draping | 碇潜 | 5 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Ikenie The Pool Sacrifice | 生贄 or 池贄 | ? | ??? |
| Ikkaku sennin One-Horned Wizard | 一角仙人 | 5 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Ikuta Atsumori | 生田敦盛 | 2 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Iwafune | 岩船 | 1 | unknown |
| Izutsu The Well Cradle | 井筒 | 3 | Zeami |
| Jinen koji Jinen the Preacher | 自然居士 | 4 | Kan'ami |
| Kagekiyo | 景清 | 4 | unknown |
| Kagetsu | 花月 | 4 | unknown |
| Kakitsubata The Iris | 杜若 | 3 | Zeami? or Zenchiku |
| Kamo | 賀茂 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Kamo monogurui Madwoman at Kamo Shrine | 賀茂物狂 | 4 | unknown |
| Kamo no Chōmei | 鴨長明 | ? | ??? |
| Kanameishi | 要石 | ? | ??? |
| Kanawa The Iron Crown/Tripod | 鉄輪 | 4 | unknown |
| Kanehira Imai's End | 兼平 | 2 | unknown |
| Kanemaki | 鐘巻 | ? | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Kannyōkyū Kannyō Palace | 咸陽宮 | 4 | unknown |
| Kantan Life and Dream | 邯鄲 | 4 | unknown |
| Kappo | 合浦 or 合甫 | 5 | unknown |
| Kasa sotoba The Covered Gravepost | 笠卒塔婆 | ? | Kanze Motomasa? bangai kyoku |
| Kashiwazaki | 柏崎 | 4 | Enami Saemon, rev. Zeami |
| Kasuga Ryūjin The Kasuga Dragon God | 春日龍神 | 5 | unknown |
| Kayoi Komachi The Courtship of Komachi | 通小町 | 4 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
| Kazuraki | 葛城 | 3 | Zeami |
| Kazuraki tengu | 葛城天狗 | 5 | Kanze Nagatoshi |
| Kenjō Genjō | 絃上 or 玄象 | 5 | Kawakami kannushi |
| Kiku jidō Makura jidō | 菊慈童 or 枕慈童 | 4 | unknown |
| Kinsatsu The Golden Tablet | 金札 | 1 | Kan'ami |
| Kinuta The Fulling Block | 砧 | 4 | Zeami |
| Kirikane Soga | 切兼曽我 | 4 | unknown |
| Kiso Lord Kiso | 木曽 | 4 | unknown |
| Kiyotsune | 清経 | 2 | Zeami |
| Kochō | 胡蝶 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Kodama Ukifune The Wood Spirit Ukifune | 木霊浮舟 or 木玉浮舟 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Kogō Lady Kogō | 小督 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Koi no Matsubara | 恋の松原 | 4 | unknown |
| Koi no omoni The Burden of Love | 恋重荷 | 4 | Zeami |
| Kokaji | 小鍛冶 | 5 | unknown |
| Komachi uta arasoi | ??? | ? | ??? |
| Komachi sōshi | ??? | ? | ??? |
| Kosode Soga Soga's Robes | 小袖曽我 | 4 | unknown |
| Kōtei | 皇帝 | 5 | Kanze Nobomitsu |
| Kōu | 項羽 | 5 | unknown |
| Kōya monogurui The Madman of Mt. Kōya | 高野物狂 | 4 | Zeami, Kanze Motomasa |
| Kumasaka The Robber | 熊坂 | 5 | unknown |
| Kurama-tengu | 鞍馬天狗 | 5 | Miyamasu |
| Kureha | 呉服 | 1 | Zeami? |
| Kurikara otoshi The Fall from Kurikara | 倶利伽羅落 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Kurozuka =Adachi ga hara | 黒塚 or 安達原 | 2 | Zeami |
| Kurumazō | 車僧 | 5 | unknown |
| Kusanagi | 草薙 | 4 | unknown |
| Kuse no to | 久世戸 | 1 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Kusu no tsuyu Camphor Tree in Dew | 楠露 | 4 | unknown |
| Kuzu | 国栖 | 5 | unknown |
| Maiguruma The Dance Waggons | 舞車 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
| Makiginu Rolls of Silk | 巻絹 | 3 | unknown |
| Makura Jidō Jidō and the Pillow Kiku Jidō | 枕慈童 | 4 | unknown |
| Manjū see also Nakamitsu (K) | 満仲 | 4 | unknown |
| Mari The Football | 鞠 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Matsu no o | 松尾 | 1 | unknown |
| Matsukaze The Wind in the Pines | 松風 | 3 | Kan'ami, rev. Zeami |
| Matsumushi The Pine Cricket | 松虫 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Matsuyama kagami The Mirror of Matsuyama | 松山鏡 | 5 | unknown |
| Matsuyama tengu | 松山天狗 | 5 | unknown |
| Mekari | 和布刈 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Michimori | 通盛 | 2 | Seiami, rev. Zeami |
| Miidera (play) | 三井寺 | 4 | unknown |
| Mimosuso =Mimosuso-gawa | 御裳濯 | 1 | Zeami? |
| Minase | 水無瀬 | 4 | unknown |
| Minazuki-barae June Purification Rite | 水無月祓 | 4 | Zeami |
| Minobu | 身延 | 3 | unknown |
| Mitsuyama Three Mountains | 三山 | 4 | unknown |
| Miwa | 三輪 | 3 | Zeami? |
| Mochizuki | 望月 | 4 | unknown |
| Momijigari The Maple Viewing | 紅葉狩 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Morihisa | 盛久 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
| Motomezuka The Grave Sought | 求塚 | 4 | Kan'ami? |
| Murogimi | 室君 | 4 | unknown |
| Murozumi | 室住 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Mutsura | 六浦 | 3 | Komparu? |
| Nakamitsu =Manjū | 仲光 or 満仲 | 4 | Zeami |
| Naniwa | 難波 | 1 | Zeami |
| Nara mōde =Daibutsu kuyō | 奈良詣 or 大仏供養 | 4 | unknown |
| Nezame | 寝覚 | 1 | unknown |
| Nishikido | 錦戸 | 4 | unknown |
| Nishikigi The Brocade Tree | 錦木 | 4 | Zeami |
| Niwatori Tatsuta | 鶏竜田 | 5 | unknown |
| Nomori Guardian of the Fields | 野守 | 5 | Zeami |
| Nonomiya The Shrine in the Fields | 野宮 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Nue Nightbird | 鵺 | 5 | Zeami |
| Obasute Abandoned Old Lady | 姨捨 | 3 | Zeami |
| Ochiba (no miya) Fallen Leaves | 落葉(宮) | 3 | unknown |
| Ōeyama Demon of Ōeyama | 大江山 | 5 | unknown |
| Ohara gokō Imperial Visit to Ohara | 大原御幸 or 小原御幸 | 3 | unknown |
| Oimatsu The Ancient Pine | 老松 | 1 | Zeami |
| Okina The Old Man | 翁 | 0 | unknown |
| Ominameshi Damsel Flower | 女郎花 | 4 | unknown |
| Ōmu Komachi Komachi's Parrot-poem | 鸚鵡小町 | 3 | unknown |
| Orochi | 大蛇 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Oshio | 小塩 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Ōyashiro | 大社 | ? | Kanze Nagatoshi |
| Raiden | 来殿 | 5 | Maeda Nariyasu, rev. Hōshō Gorō Tomoyuki |
| Raiden | 雷電 | 5 | unknown |
| Rashōmon | 羅生門 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Rinzō | 輪蔵 | 1 | Kanze Nobutoshi |
| Rōtaiko Prison Drum | 籠太鼓 | 4 | unknown |
| Rō Giō Prison Giō | 籠祇王 | 3 | Kanze Motomasa? |
| Ryōko | 龍虎 | 5 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Sagi The White Heron | 鷺 | 3 | unknown |
| Saigyōzakura Saigyō's Cherry Tree | 西行桜 | 3 | Zeami |
| Sakahoko | 逆鉾 | 1 | Miyamasu? |
| Sakuragawa Cherry River | 桜川 | 4 | Zeami |
| Sakurai (no eki) | 桜井(駅) | 4 | Nezu Morizane |
| Sanemori | 実盛 | 2 | Zeami |
| Sanshō Three Men Laugh | 三笑 | 4 | unknown |
| Sasaki | 佐々木 | ? | Heike (book 9) |
| Saoyama | 佐保山 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Seiganji | 誓願寺 | 3 | unknown |
| Seiōbo Queen Mother of the West | 西王母 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Sekidera Komachi Komachi at Sekidera | 関寺小町 | 3 | Zeami? |
| Sekihara Yoichi | 関寺与市 | 4 | unknown |
| Semimaru | 蝉丸 | 4 | Zeami? |
| Senju | 千手 or 千寿 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Sesshōseki The Death Stone | 殺生石 | 5 | unknown |
| Settai Hospitality | 摂待 | 4 | Miyamasu |
| Shakkyō | 石橋 | 5 | unknown |
| Shari | 舎利 | 5 | unknown |
| Shichiki ochi Seven Warriors in Flight | 七騎落 | 4 | unknown |
| Shiga | 志賀 | 1 | unknown |
| Shigehira =Kasa sotoba | 重衡 | 2 | |
| Shigemori | 重盛 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
| Shikiji monogurui | 敷地物狂 | 4 | bangai kyoku |
| Shikimi tengu Goblins among the Flowers | 樒天狗 | ? | unknown |
| Shirahige | 白髭 or 白鬚 | 1 | unknown |
| Shironushi | 代主 | 1 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Shōjō The Tippling Elf ≠Taihei Shōjō | 猩々 | 5 | unknown |
| Shōki | 鍾馗 | 5 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| (Ō) Shōkun Wang Zhaojun | (王)昭君 | 5 | unknown |
| Shōzon | 正尊 | 4 | Kanze Nobutoshi |
| Shunkan =Kikaigashima | 俊寛 or 鬼界島 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Shunnei | 春栄 or しゅんねい | 4 | Zeami |
| Shunzei Tadanori | 俊成忠度 | 2 | Naitō Zaemon |
| Sonoda | 園田 | ? | ??? |
| Sōshi arai (Komachi) Komachi Clears Her Name | 草紙洗(小町) | 3 | unknown |
| Sotoba Komachi Komachi on the Gravepost | 卒都婆小町 | 4 | Kan'ami |
| Suma Genji Genji at Suma Bay | 須磨源氏 | 5 | Zeami |
| Sumidagawa The Sumida River | 隅田川 or 角田川 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
| Sumiyoshi mōde Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi | 住吉詣 | 3 | unknown |
| Sumizomezakura | 墨染桜 | 3 | unknown |
| Tadanobu | 忠信 | 4 | unknown |
| Tadanori | 忠度 | 2 | Zeami |
| Taema | 当麻 | 5 | Zeami |
| Taihei shōjō The Elf and the Big Jar | 大瓶猩々 | 5 | unknown |
| Taisanpukun Archdemon Taisan | 泰山府君 | 4 | unknown |
| Taisei Taishi | 太施太子 or 泰世太子 | ? | Nobumitsu bangai kyoku |
| Taiten | 大典 | 1 | ??? |
| Takasago/Aioi Growing Old Together | 高砂 or 相老 | 1 | Zeami |
| Take no yuki Snow on the Bamboos | 竹雪 | 4 | unknown |
| Tamakazura The Jeweled Chaplet | 玉葛 or 玉鬘 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Tamanoi Jewel Well | 玉井 | 1 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Tamura | 田村 | 2 | unknown |
| Tango monogurui The Madman of Tango | 丹後物狂 | 4 | Iami, rev. Zeami bangai kyoku |
| Tanikō The Valley Rite | 谷行 | 5 | unknown |
| Tankai | 湛海 | 4 | unknown |
| Tatsuta | 龍田 or 竜田 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Teika | 定家 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Tenko The Heavenly Drum | 天鼓 | 4 | unknown |
| Tōboku The Northeastern Hall | 東北 | 3 | unknown |
| Tōbōsaku | 東方朔 | 1 | Komparu Zenpō |
| Tōei | 藤永 or 藤栄 | 4 | unknown |
| Tōgan koji | 東岸居士 | 4 | Zeami? |
| Tokusa Scouring Rushes | 木賊 | 4 | Zeami? |
| Tomoakira | 知章 | 2 | unknown |
| Tomoe | 巴 | 2 | unknown |
| Tomonaga | 朝長 | 2 | Kanze Motomasa? |
| Torioi(bune) Birdscaring Boat | 鳥追(舟) | 4 | unknown |
| Tōru =Shiogama | 融 or 塩釜 | 5 | Zeami |
| Tōsen Chinese ship | 唐船 | 4 | unknown |
| Tsuchigomo Spirit of a Spider | 土蜘蛛 | 5 | unknown |
| Tsuchiguruma The Wheelbarrow | 土車 | 5 | Zeami |
| Tsunemasa | 経政 or 経正 | 2 | unknown |
| Tsurugoaka | 鶴岡 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Tsurukame =Gekkyūden Crane and Tortoise | 鶴亀 or 月宮殿 | 1 | unknown |
| U no matsuri Cormorant Festival | 鵜祭 | 1 | unknown |
| Uchito mōde Visit to Ise Shrines | 内外詣 | 1 | Kongō Nagayori |
| Ugetsu Rain and Moon | 雨月 | 4 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Ukai The Cormorant Fisher | 鵜飼 | 5 | Enamizaemon Gorō rev. Zeami |
| Ukifune A Drifting Boat | 浮舟 | 4 | Yokō Motohisa rev. Zeami |
| Ukon | 右近 | 1 | Zeami, rev. Kanze Nobumitsu? |
| Ume | 梅 | 3 | Kanze Motoakira |
| Umegae Plum Branch | 梅枝 | 4 | unknown |
| Uneme | 釆女 | 3 | Zeami? |
| Unoha Cormorant Feathers | 鵜羽 | ? | bangai kyoku revived 1991 |
| Unrin'in Unrin Temple | 雲林院 | 3 | unknown |
| Urashima | 浦島 | 1 | Kanze Miyamasu |
| Urokogata | 鱗形 | 1 | unknown |
| Utaura Soothsaying by verse | 歌占 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa |
| Utō Birds of Sorrow | 善知鳥 | 4 | Zeami Motokiyo |
| Utsusemi The Cicada's Shell | 空蝉 | ? | bangai kyoku |
| Yamanba The Mountain Crone | 山姥 | 5 | Zeami |
| Yashima =Yoshitsune The Battle of Yashima | 八島 or 屋島 or 義経 | 2 | Zeami? |
| Yōkihi Everlasting Sorrow | 楊貴妃 | 3 | Komparu Zenchiku |
| Yorimasa | 頼政 | 2 | Yorimasa |
| Yōrō Nurturing the Aged | 養老 | 1 | Zeami |
| Yoroboshi Stumbling Beggar Boy | 弱法師 | 4 | Kanze Motomasa kuse by Zeami |
| Yoshino Shizuka Lady Shizuka in Yoshino | 吉野静 | 3 | Kan'ami |
| Yoshino Tennin | 吉野天人 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Youchi Soga Soga Brother's Night Attack | 夜討曽我 | 4 | Miyamasu |
| Yūgao Evening Faces | 夕顔 | 3 | unknown |
| Yugyō yanagi The Priest and the Willow | 遊行柳 | 3 | Kanze Nobumitsu |
| Yuki Snow | 雪 | 3 | unknown |
| Yumi Yawata | 弓八幡 | 1 | Zeami |
| Yuya | 熊野 or 湯谷 | 3 | unknown; Komparu Zenchiku? |
| Zegai | 善界,是界 or 是我意 | 5 | Takeda Sadamori |
| Zenji Soga The Priest Soga | 禅師曽我 or 禅師曾我 | 4 | unknown |