Big Lion - Oojishi

Japanese: 大獅子 - おおじし
Big Lion - Oojishi

…(1) A kogaki (a variation of the Noh play) from the play Shatsukiyo. In the Kanze school, it is called Oojishi. In the usual production, the role of the lion in the after-jite role is played by a single person wearing a red head, but in this kogaki production, a white-headed lion (shite) and a red-headed lion (tsure) perform a dance together. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(1)能《石橋(しやつきよう)》の小書(こがき)(変型演出の名)。観世流は〈大獅子(おおじし)〉と称する。常の演出では後ジテの獅子の役は1人で,赤頭(あかがしら)を着けるが,この小書の演出では,白頭の獅子(シテ)と赤頭の獅子(ツレ)が相舞(あいまい)をする。…

※「大獅子」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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