【名】操り人形師【他動】〔人形・人の心などを〕操る、操作する ・I have puppeteered numerous characters for children's television. ・Her emotions had been so skillfully puppeteered that she immediately felt a strong desire to buy the product.【変化】《複》puppeteers
puppeteer ~ from behind
後ろから操る[操作{そうさ}する]
puppeteer to someone's Howdy Doody
(人)を操る人形師{にんぎょう し}
A puppeteer uses "teita" (hand boards) to control the marionette's expressions and movements.
In the case of female dolls, which have no feet, the third puppeteer skillfully manipulates the skirts of the doll to give the impression of walking and other leg movements.
These puppeteers wear black robes with a flap that covers the face. One puppeteer manipulates the puppet's head and right hand, one the left hand, and one the feet.
Each puppet is about 1 to 1.5 meters high on average, and is manipulated by three puppeteers wearing black costumes and flapping masks to conceal their faces.
Nishida Akio, the director of the museum and a puppet maker himself, says the origin of Japanese automata can be traced to puppets handled by puppeteers who preached the faith of the Ebisu god of Nishinomiya Shrine.
博物館の館長であり、そして自身も人形作家である西田明夫さんは、日本のからくり人形の起源は、西宮神社のえびす神の信仰を説いた人形遣いによって操られていた人形にまで遡ることができると言う。◆【出典】Catch a Wave, 2003年8月8日号(株式会社浜島書店)◆【URL】http://catchawave.jp/