Hashi Benkei (Benkei on the Bridge) : Details
| Schools | All five | |
| Category | The Fourth Group Noh, kiriai-mono | |
| Author | Unknown (Hiyoshi Saami Yasukiyo, according to one tradition) | |
| Subject | Gikeiki, Volume 3 | |
| Season | Autumn (September in the lunar calendar) | |
| Scene | West Pagoda in Mount Hiei, Gojō Bridge in Kyoto | |
| Characters | Shite | Musashibō Benkei |
| Tsure (Tomo) | Retainer of Benkei | |
| Kokata | Ushiwaka | |
| Ai | Retainer of Benkei or Two persons from Kyoto | |
| Masks | Nochi-shite | Chōrei-beshimi (A few schools use this mask although this role is often perform without a mask). |
| Costumes | Mae-shite | Shamon-bōshi (a hood for high-ranking monks), mizugoromo (a knee-length kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (a short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), a small sword, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan. |
| Nochi-shite | Kesa-zukin or chōhan-zukin (a hood worn by an armed monk), awase-happi (lined happi-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita, hangire (a type of hakama worn by strong characters such as demons, gods, and warriors), koshi-obi, and a long-handled sword. | |
| Tsure (Tomo) | Tops and bottoms of suō (a long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom worn by male characters) or chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters) and hakama, kitsuke / muji-noshime (a short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), a small sword, a fan, and a sword. | |
| Kokata | A white headband, white mizugoromo or shironeri-gazuki-kosode (white silk kosode type kimono) [that is draped over the head after recognizing shite], kitsuke / atsuita or kitsuke / karaori (a short-sleeved outer kimono worn by female characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a sword. | |
| Ai | Kyōgen-kamishimo (tops and bottoms of kimono for kyōgen-kata) | |
| Number of scenes | Two | |
| Length | About 45 minutes | |
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