| It is one of hataraki-goto in which the shite who plays valiantly a role of nonhuman being such as a god, a dragon god, a tengu (a mountain spirit, portrayed as winged and having a long nose), or a kichiku (brute) performs dynamically and powerfully by expressing an numinous power. |
神、龍神、天狗、鬼畜など異類のシテが、その神秘的な力を示して勇壮にたちはたらく働事で、特に勇壮活発に演じられる。 |