List of Kyōgen plays
This is a comprehensive list of the 273 Kyōgen plays in the current repertoire.
The total number of plays in the present active repertoire of the Okura and Izumi schools together comes to 260 plays. There are 180 plays in the Okura repertoire and 254 in the Izumi school. 174 of these are common to both schools, six are in the Okura school only, and 80 are only in the Izumi school repertoire.
Categories of Kyōgen Plays
The following are the categories of plays and their number under the Izumi school:1. Auspicious plays, 27 plays, including:
a. God plays, 6 plays
b. Lucky-man plays, 5 plays
c. Farmer plays, 9 plays
d. Miscellaneous auspicious plays, 7 plays
2. Daimyō, i.e. land owner, 15 plays
3. Bridegrooms, 20 plays
4. Servant, 48 plays
5. Buddhist priest, 38 plays
6. Woman, 39 plays
7. Demon, 11 plays
8. Mountain priest, 9 plays
9. Blind man, 7 plays
10. Miscellaneous, 40 plays
List of Kyōgen plays
| Name | Kanji | Schools |
| Akubō Akubo mends His Ways | 悪坊 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Akagari Chapped Feet | 皹 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Akutagawa The Crippled Leg and the Deformed Hand | 芥川 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Akutarō Akutaro Reforms | 悪太郎 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Asahina Asahina, the Warrior | 朝比奈 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Asō Aso Has His hair Fixed | 麻生 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Awasegaki Hybrid Persimmons | 合柿 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Awataguchi A Man Poses as a Sword | 粟田口 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Bakuchi Jūō A Gambler Bets the King of Hell | 博奕十王 | Izumi |
| Bakurō Bakurō, the Horse Trainer | 馬ロ労 | Izumi |
| Bikusada The Aged Nun and Bikusada | 比丘貞 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Bishamon Renga The God Bishamon and the Poem | 毘沙門連歌 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Bonsan The Dwarf Tree Thief | 盆山 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Bō Shibari Tied to a Stick | 棒縛 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Buaku Buaku, the Living Ghost | 武悪 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Bunzō The Tricky Memory Trick | 文蔵 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Busshi The Fake Sculptor | 仏師 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Busu The Delicious Fatal Poison | 附子 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Chasanbai An International Marriage Problem | 茶子味梅 | Izumi |
| Cha Tsubo The Tea Box | 茶壺 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Chidori Catching Plovers | 千鳥 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Chigiriki Cautious Bravery | 千切木 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Chigo Yabusame The Horseback Archery Ceremony Defiled | 児流鏑馬 | Izumi |
| Chikubushima Mairi The Pilgrimage to Chikubu Island | 竹生島詣 | Izumi |
| Daihannya The Buddhist Sutra and the Shinto Dance | 大般若 | Izumi |
| Daikoku Renga Daikoku and the Poets | 大黒連歌 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Dobu Kachiri Plunk! Click! | 丼礑 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Dochi Hagure A Day Wasted for Want of a Decision | どちはぐれ | Izumi |
| Domori The Stutter | 吃り | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Dongongusa The Foolroot Weed | 鈍根草 | Izumi |
| Dontarō Dontaro’s Method for Handling Women; Okura title: Dondaro | 鈍太郎 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ebisu Bishamon Ebisu and Bishamon | 夷毘沙門 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ebisu Daikoku Ebisu and Daikoku | 夷大黒 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Echigo Muko The Groom from Echigo | 越後智 | Izumi |
| Fuji Matsu The Fuji Pine | 富士松 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fukitori To Flute for a Wife | 吹取 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fukube no Shin The Gourd God and Taro | 福部の神 | Izumi |
| Fuku no Kami The God of Happiness | 福の神 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fukurō Yamabushi The Hooting Yamabushi | 梟山伏 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fumi Ninai Two to Deliver One Letter | 文荷 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fumi Yamadachi The Cowardly Bandits | 文山賊 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fumizumō Wrestling by the Book | 文相撲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Funa Watashi Muko The Groom in the Boat | 船渡智 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fune Funa A Pronunciation Problem | 船ふな | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Fuse Nai Kyō Sermon Without Donation | 無布施経 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Futari Bakama Two People in One Hakama | 二人袴 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Futari Daimyō Two Daimyo | 二人大名 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Gan Daimyō The Goose Stealing Daimyo | 雁大名 | Izumi |
| Gan Karigane Two Words for Goose | 雁鴈金 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Gan Tsubute A Goose and a Pebble | 鴈礫 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Gyūba The Race of the Horse and the Cow | 牛馬 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hachiku Renga A Debt Paid with a Poem | 八句連歌 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hachi Tataki The Gourd Beaters | 鉢叩 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hagi Daimyō The Daimyo and the Bush Clover Blossoms | 萩大名 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hakuyō Hakuyo, the Blind Biwa Borrower | 伯養 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hana Arasoi The Flower Quarrel | 花争 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hanago Visiting Hanago | 花子 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hana Nusubito The Flower Thief | 花盗人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hana Ori Forbidden Blossoms | 花折 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hanatorizumō Nose-Pulling Sumo | 鼻取相撲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hara Tatezu Priest Angerless Honesty | 腹不立 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Haridako Dried Octopus | 張蛸 | Izumi |
| Hige Yagura The Fortified Beard | 髭櫓 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hikkukuri Tied Up in a Sack | 引括 | Izumi |
| Hikuzu Tea Chaff | 簸屑 | Izumi |
| Hi no Sake Piped In Sake | 樋の酒 | Izumi |
| Hisshiki Muko The Groom with a Leather Loin Cloth | 引敷聟 | Izumi |
| Hito o Uma Man Into Horse | 人を馬 | Izumi |
| Hōchō Muko The Butcherknife Groom | 庖丁聟 | Izumi |
| Hōjō no Tane The Tall Tale Seed | 謀生種 | Izumi |
| Hone Kawa The Mixed-up Acolyte | 骨皮 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Hōshi Ga Haha The Baby’s Mother | 法師が母 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Igui Igui, the Disappearing Boy | 井杭 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Imajimmei The Unsuccessful Tea Shop; Ōkura title: Kurikuma Shimei | 今神明 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ima Mairi Hired for a Riddle | 今参 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| I Monji The Letter I | 伊文字 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Inabadō A Bad Wife is like a Bad Penny | 因幡堂 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Inu Yamabushi The Dog and the Yamanushi | 犬山伏 | Izumi |
| Iori No Ume The Plum Blossom Hut | 庵の梅 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Iroha Learning the Alphabet | 伊呂波 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Irumagawa The Iruma River | 入間川 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ishigami The Stone God | 石神 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Iwahashi The Shy Bride | 岩橋 | Izumi |
| Jinsenseki Saved by a Resemblance | 二千石 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Jishaku The Human Magnet | 磁石 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Jizō Mai The Dance of the God Jizo | 地蔵舞 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Jūki Juki, the Clumsy Acolyte | 重喜 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kachiguri Dried Chestnuts | 勝栗 | Izumi |
| Kagami Otoko The Man and the Mirror | 鏡男 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kagyū The Snail | 蝸牛 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kaichū Muko The Pocketed Groom | 懐中聟 | Izumi |
| Kaki Yamabushi The Persimmon Thief | 柿山伏 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kakushidanuki Hiding the Badger | 隠狸 | Izumi |
| Kakusui The Water Horn Groom | 角水 | Izumi |
| Kamabara Unsuccessful Suicide with a Sickle | 鎌腹 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kaminari Thunder | 神鳴 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kanaoka Kanaoka, the Love-crazed Painter | 金岡 | Izumi |
| Kanazu Jizo The Impudent Jizo Statue | 金津地蔵 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kane no Ne The Sound of Bells | 鐘の音 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kani Yamabushi The Yamabushi and the Crab | 蟹山伏 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kasen The Six Poets | 歌仙 | Izumi |
| Kawakami Blindness, Sight, and Blindness Again | 川上 | Izumi |
| Kawara Tarō Taro’s Wife Revolts at Kawara | 河原太郎 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kazumō Wrestling with a Mosquito | 蚊相撲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Keimyō A Cat Killed for Killing a Chicken | 鶏猫 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Keiryū Does a Cock Crow or Sing? | 鶏流 | Izumi |
| Kikazu Zatō The Deaf Man and the Blind Man | 不聞座頭 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kiku no Hana The Chrystanthemum; Okura title: Bōbōgashira | 菊の花 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kinya Keep Quiet and Keep Out of Trouble | 禁野 | Izumi |
| Kirokuda The Half Delivered Gift | 木六駄 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kitsunezuka The Fox Mound | 狐塚 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kiyomizu Zatō The Blind Couple at Kiyomizu Temple | 清水座頭 | Izumi |
| Kobu Kaki Seaweed and Persimmons | 昆布柿 | Izumi |
| Kobu Uri The Seaweed Seller | 昆布売 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kogarakasa The Umbrella Sutra | 小傘 | Izumi |
| Kōji Three Tangerines on a Branch | 柑子 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kōjidawara The Tangerine Bag | 柑子俵 | Izumi |
| Kono Mi Arasoi The Battle of Fruits and Vegetables | 木実争 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ko Nusubito The Amateur Kidnapper | 子盗人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Koshi Inori The Back-Straightening Prayer | 腰祈 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kōyakuneri The Glue Fight | 膏薬煉 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kubi Hiki Neck Pulling | 首引 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kuchi Mane The Mimic | 口真似 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kuchimane Muko The Mimic Groom | 口真似聟 | Izumi |
| Kui Ka Hito Ka Post or Person? | 杭か人か | Izumi |
| Kuji Zainin Sinner by Lottery | 鬮罪人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kumo Nusubito The Spider Thief | 蜘盗人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kurama Mairi The Blessing Transfer | 鞍馬参 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kurama Muko The Groom from Kurama | 鞍馬参聟 | Izumi |
| Kuri Yaki Roasting Chestnuts | 栗焼 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Kusabira Mushrooms | 茸 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mago Muko The Grandson Groom | 孫聟 | Izumi |
| Makura Monogurui Grandfather in Love | 枕物狂 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mari Zatō Blind Man’s Football | 鞠座頭 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Matsu Bayashi The Song and Dance of the Pine | 松囃子 | Izumi |
| Matsu Yani The Spirit of Pine Resin | 松脂 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Matsu Yuzuriha One Hat for Two | 松楪 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mejika Fans of Mistaken Identity | 目近 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mi Kazuki The Winnow Basket Hat | 箕被 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mizu Kake Muko The Water Throwing Son-in-Law | 水掛聟 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mizu Kumi Drawing Water; Okura title Ocha no Mizu | 水汲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mochizake Late Taxes | 餅酒 | Izumi |
| Morai Muko The Repentant Husband | 貰聟 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Mune Tsuki Punched in the Chest | 胸突 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nabe Yatsubachi Pots and Drums | 鍋八撥 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nagamitsu The Sword Nagamitsu | 長光 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Naginata Ashirai The Halberd Welcome | 長刀応答 | Izumi |
| Naki Ama The Crying Nun | 泣尼 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Namagusamono The Raw Fish | 腥物 | Izumi |
| Nariagari A Strange Evolution | 成上り | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Narihira Mochi The Poet and the Rice Cakes | 業平餅 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Naruko Bird Clappers | 鳴子 | Izumi |
| Naruko Yaruko The Bird Clapper Quarrel | 鳴子遣子 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Natorigawa The Name Stealing River | 名取川 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nawa Nai Rope Twisting | 縄綯 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Negi Yamabushi The Negi and the Yamabushi | 禰宜山伏 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ne Ongyoku Horizontal Singing | 寝音曲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nikujuhachi 2918 | 二九十八 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Niō The Fake Deva King | 仁王 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Niwatori Muko The Rooster Groom | 鶏聟 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nukegara Shedding the Demon Shell | 脱殻 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nuritsuke Lacquered-While-You-Wait | 塗附 | Izumi |
| Nushi Heiroku Heiroku, the Lacquerer | 塗師平六 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Nyakuichi The Nun Nyakuichi’s Revenge | 若市 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Oba Ga Sake The Stingy Aunt and her Sake | 伯母ケ酒 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ohiyashi Wrapping Up Coolness | お冷し | Izumi |
| Okadayū Rice Cakes Called Okadayu | 岡太夫 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Ongyoku Muko The Rythmical Groom | 音曲聟 | Izumi |
| Onigawara The Demon-Faced Tile | 鬼瓦 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Onimaru Onimaru Reforms | 鬼丸 | Izumi |
| Oni No Mamako The Demon’s Stepchild | 鬼の継子 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Origami Muko The Dowery of Paper Toys | 折紙聟 | Izumi |
| Ōtōnai Otonai, the Sissy | 大藤内 | Izumi |
| Rakuami Rakuami, the Flute Playing Priest | 楽阿弥 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Renga Jittoku A Poem or a Robe? | 連歌十徳 | Izumi |
| Renga Nusubito The Popem Living Thieves | 連歌盗人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Roku Jizō The Six Statues | 六地蔵 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Rokuninso Six Shaved Heads | 六人僧 | Izumi |
| Rōmusha The Old Men Win the Boy | 老武者 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Roren Almost a Priest | 呂連 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sadogitsune The Sado Fox | 佐渡狐 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Saihō Three Grandsons Named | 財宝 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sai No Me Counting Dice Spots | 賽の目 | Izumi |
| Sakekō no Shiki A Parent-Teacher Problem | 酒講式 | Izumi |
| Sakka Sakka, the Thief | 咲嘩 | Izumi |
| Sako no Samurō The Hunter and the Priest | 左近三郎 | Ōkura |
| Sanbonbashira Three Poles | 三本柱 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sanninbu Three Farmers | 三人夫 | Izumi |
| Sannin Chōja Three Millionaires | 三人長者 | Izumi |
| Sannin Katawa The Handicapped Three | 三人片輪 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Saru Muko The Monkey Groom | 猿聟 | Izumi |
| Saru Zatō The Blind Man and the Monkey | 猿座頭 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Satsumanokami The Forgotten Boat Fare | 薩摩守 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Seirai Serai, the Hawk Keeper and Emma, the Kind of Hell | 政頼 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Semi The Locust | 蝉/蟬 | Izumi |
| Senjimono The Tea Seller | 煎じ物 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Setsubun A Demon in Love | 節分 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shatei The Brother Fight | 舎弟 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shibiri Inherited Cramps | しびり | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shidōhōgaku Shidōhōgaku, the Horse | 止動方角 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shimizu A Demon for Better Working Conditions | 清水 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shinbai The Pine Branch and the Sword | 真奪 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shujō The New Staff | 柱杖 | Izumi |
| Shūkugarakasa The Riddle Umbrella | 秀句傘 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Shūron A Religious Dispute | 宗論 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sōhachi A Priest and a Cook | 宗八 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sora Ude A Brave Coward | 空腕 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Suehiro An Umbrella instead of a Fan | 末広 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Sugoroku Backgammon | 双六 | Izumi |
| Su Hajikami Vinegar and Ginger | 酢薑 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Suminuri Black Crocodile Tears | 墨塗 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Suō Otoshi The Dropped Gift | 素袍落 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Suzukibōchō How to Cut Sea-Perch | 鱸庖丁 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tachi Ubai Sword Stealing | 太刀奪 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Taiko Oi The Drum Bearer | 太鼓負 | Izumi |
| Taishi No Teboko The Crown Prince’s Haberd | 太子手鉾 | Izumi |
| Takara No Kasa The Magic Straw Hat | 寶の笠 | Izumi |
| Takara no Tsuchi The Magic Drum Stick | 寶の槌 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Take no Ko Bamboo Sprouts | 筝 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tako The Octopus | 蛸 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tanuki no Hara Tsuzumi The Badger’s Belly Drum | 狸腹鼓 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Taru Muko The Groom and the Sake Jug | 樽聟 | Izumi |
| Taue The Rice Planting Ceremony | 田植 | Izumi |
| Tobikoe Jump Across | 飛越 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tōjin Kodakara The Chinaman and his Devoted Son | 唐人子宝 | Izumi |
| Tōjinzumō Chinese Sumo | 唐人相撲 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tokoro The Mountain Potato | 野老 | Izumi |
| Tsūen Tsuen, the Tea Priest | 通園 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tsukimi Zatō The Moon-Viewing Blind Man | 月見座頭 | Ōkura |
| Tsukushi no Oku Laughs After Taxes | 筑紫奥 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tsuribari The Capricious Magic Fish Hook | 釣針 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tsurigitsune Fox Trapping | 釣狐 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Tsurushi The Cowardly Bow String Maker | 弦師 | Izumi |
| Tsuto Yamabushi The Lunch Thief | 苞山伏 | Izumi |
| Tsutsu Sasae The Sake Container | 筒竹筒 | Izumi |
| Uchizata The Trial Rehearsal; Ōkura title: Oko Sako | 内沙汰 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Uguisu The Nightingale | 鶯 | Izumi |
| Uozeppō The Fish Sermon | 魚説法 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Uri Nusubito The Melon Thief | 瓜盗人 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Urusashi Mind Your Own Business! | 右流左止 | Izumi |
| Ushi Nusubito The Cow Thief | 牛盗人 | Izumi |
| Uta Arasoi The Poem Fight; Ōkura title: Tsukuzukushi | 歌争 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Utsubozaru The Monkey Skin Quiver | 靱猿 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Wakame A Girl Poses as Seaweed | 若和布 | Izumi |
| Wakana Spring, Girls, and Sake | 若菜 | Izumi |
| Yao A Sinner With References | 八尾 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yakusui Medicinal Water | 薬水 | Izumi |
| Yase Matsu Skinny Pine; Ōkura title: Kintōzaemon | 痩松 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yawata No Mae Groom with Prompter | 八幡前 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yobi Koe Tricked by a Rhythm | 呼声 | Ōkura |
| Yokoza The Cow Named Yokoza | 横座 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yoneichi A Rice Bale Mistaken for a Girl | 米市 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yoroi Haramaki Armour on Paper | 鎧腹巻 | Izumi, Ōkura |
| Yuki Uchi The Snow Fight | 雪打 | Izumi |
| Yumi Ya The Bow Maker and the Arrow Maker | 弓矢 | Izumi |
| Yumi Ya Tarō Bow and Arrow Taro | 弓矢太郎 | Izumi |
| Yūzen Yūzen, the Unskillful Umbrella Maker | 祐善 | Izumi, Ōkura |