From behind

For example, the female doll "kurizu" is made by hollowing out the head, and is used mainly for young girls and old female actors. When the "kurizu" is to be turned to the right, the head is first turned to the left, the chin is dropped, and the head is turned to the right, expressing the woman's sadness and helplessness. Also, "ushiroburi" is a beautiful back view unique to female actors when a woman's resentment or sadness reaches its peak. Representative forms of tachiyaku include "danshichihashiri," "giba," "rokuho," "uchikomi," and "ishi-nage."

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ushiroburi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…たとえば，女の人形の〈くりず〉は，頭（ず）を刳（く）ることで，主として娘や老女形の首に遣われ，右へ〈くりず〉をしようと思えばいったん左に首をやり，顎（あご）をおとして右へ首を回して女の切ない，やるせない思いを表す型である。また，〈うしろぶり〉は，女の恨みごとや悲しみが頂点に達したときにする女形独特の美しい後ろ姿である。　立役の代表的な型としては，〈団七走り〉〈ギバ〉〈六方〉〈打込（うちこみ）〉〈石投げ〉などがある。…

※「うしろぶり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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