A large number of people

...In addition to roles similar to those in Noh, the tachishu in Kyogen are relatively frequent, including those of like-minded people in renga poetry (such as in "Chigirigi"), those in glamorous female roles (such as in "Hige Yagura" and "Tsuribari"), and those in the role of demons or fungi (such as in "Kubihiki" and "Kin"). In Kyogen, the leader of the tachishu is called the head of the tachishu or the head of the tachishu, and plays that require a tachishu are traditionally called oozemono. [Hatae Akira]...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "daiseimono" are listed below.

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…狂言の立衆は能と類似の役柄のほか，連歌などの同好の連中(《千切木》など)の例や，花やかな女性役の立衆の登場する例(《髭櫓（ひげやぐら）》《釣針》など)，異類である鬼や菌（くさびら）の立衆の現れる例(《首引》《菌》など)が比較的多いのが特徴。なお，狂言では立衆のうちの筆頭者をとくに立衆頭（たちしゆうがしら）または立頭（たちがしら）といい，また，立衆を要する演目を大勢物（おおぜいもの）と呼びならわしている。【羽田 昶】。…

※「大勢物」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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