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Noh is a traditional Japanese performing art that has continued since the Muromachi period, with approximately 240 plays currently being performed. The plays are classified into five genres called 'gobandate' based on the role of the shite (main actor). Each category - First plays (God plays), Second plays (Warrior plays), Third plays (Wig plays), Fourth plays (Miscellaneous plays), and Fifth plays (Demon plays) - contains characteristic works based on Japanese classical literature, history, and legends. Noh was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2001.
Noh
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th><th>examples</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>kami-mono</td><td>First Plays (God Plays / Waki Noh)</td><td>Auspicious plays featuring deities as the main character.</td><td>["高砂","老松","養老","竹生島","賀茂","三輪","西王母","鶴亀"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>shura-mono</td><td>Second Plays (Warrior Plays / Shura Noh)</td><td>Plays featuring warrior ghosts as the main character.</td><td>["敦盛","清経","屋島","巴","田村","八島","箙","項羽","熊坂","実盛"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>katsura-mono</td><td>Third Plays (Wig Plays / Onna mono)</td><td>Elegant plays featuring female protagonists, embodying profound beauty.</td><td>["羽衣","松風","井筒","関寺小町","定家","杜若","小督","熊野","班女","道成寺"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>zatsu-noh</td><td>Fourth Plays (Miscellaneous Plays / Kyomono)</td><td>Dramatic plays featuring madness and other intense themes.</td><td>["隅田川","道成寺","邯鄲","鉄輪","葵上","安宅","百万","卒都婆小町","西行桜"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td>kiri-noh</td><td>Fifth Plays (Final Plays / Demon Plays)</td><td>Spectacular plays featuring demons, tengu, and other supernatural beings.</td><td>["船弁慶","石橋","猩々","殺生石","鵺","紅葉狩","鞍馬天狗","安達原"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>0</td><td>okina</td><td>Okina (Special Ritual Performance)</td><td>A sacred ritual performance said to be 'Noh yet not Noh'.</td><td>["翁"]</td></tr></tbody>
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