Tsuchigumo (Noh)

[1] More specifically, it is classified as a genzai Noh (現在能),[1] a relatively realistic work featuring human characters and taking place in a linear time line.

[1] The famed general Minamoto no Yorimitsu, also known as Raikō, is suffering from an illness of the body and mind, and is resting at his mansion.

A handmaiden, Kochō (胡蝶, "Butterfly"), arrives with medicine from the court physician, and after comforting the general, she takes her leave.

A tsuchigumo, or "earth-spider", spirit appears before him, and sprays him with vast quantities of webbing, causing him tremendous pain, but he ultimately wins out and strikes the spider down.

[1] The work has a relatively direct, "realistic" plot compared with other Noh plays,[1] and its emphasis on martial prowess was likely what earned it favour among the military class.