Hōkazo (The Hōka Priests) : Details
| Schools | All five | |
| Category | The Fourth Group Noh | |
| Author | Unknown | |
| Subject | Unknown | |
| Season | Autumn (September in the lunar calendar) | |
| Scene | A Zen temple, Shimotsuke Province; Mishima, Musashi Province(This refers to Seto (Mishima) Shrine in Yokohama, which according to tradition was founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo – the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, who ruled from 1192 until 1199 – in honor of the gods of Izu Mishima. Musashi no Kuni, or Musashi Province was formerly the largest province in the Kanto region.) | |
| Characters | Shite | Makino Kojirō’s older brother |
| Tsure | Makino Kojirō | |
| Waki | Tone Nobutoshi (their father’s murderer) | |
| Ai | Tone’s servant | |
| Masks | Shite | Hitamen (“direct mask”) |
| Costumes | Shite | Sumibōshi (angled hat worn by monk characters), mizugoromo (a widely used long-sleeved garment worn by male and female characters of lesser standing), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita or muji-noshime (short-sleeved plain kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi (a sash), a fan and a rosary. |
| Tsure | Suō (a long-sleeved garment with matching top and bottom worn by male characters), kitsuke / muji-noshime or dan-noshime, kogatana (a small sword), and a fan. Waki Kake-suō, kitsuke / dan-noshime (a short-sleeved kimono with horizontal stripes worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) white ōkuchi, koshi-obi, kogatana, a fan. | |
| Waki | Kake-suō, kitsuke / dan-noshime (a short-sleeved kimono with horizontal stripes worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) white ōkuchi, koshi-obi, kogatana, a fan. | |
| Ai | Kyogen-kamishimo, kitsuke / shima-noshime, koshi-obi, kogatana, and a fan. Holds a tachi (a Japanese sword with a length of about 60 cm). | |
| Nochi-shite | Shamon-bōshi, mizugoromo, kitsuke / atsuita, white ōkuchi or crimson ōkuchi), koshi-obi and a fan. He also carries a kogatana and holds a pillar-staff (he wears a shirotare – “white wig” and carries a tō-uchiwa – “round fan”). During the second monogi (the act of placing the costume on the performer), he is also given a kakko (barrel drum). | |
| Nochi-tsure | Nashiuchi ebōshi (a type of head covering), a white hachimaki (“helmet scarf”) or colored hachimaki, sobatsuki or happi, kataage style (where both shoulders are folded into the neck area and the sleeve is tucked up), kitsuke / atsuita, white ōkuchi, koshi-obi, and a tachi. He has a bow and arrow. (Bamboo grass in strips). | |
| Number of scenes | Two | |
| Length | About 1 hour 20 minutes | |
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