In the past, the Minami-za Theatre of Kyoto, which had been as famous as the Kabuki-za Theatre of Tokyo, had 'ko-zeri' for moving actors, but however, didn't have 'o-zeri' for moving big sets, so one of the masterpieces of kabuki "Sanmon" hadn't been performed in the theatre for a long time.
ところが東の歌舞伎座と並び称される西の京都南座には、役者を上げ下げする「小迫り」はあっても大道具を上げ下げできる「大迫り」がなかったので、歌舞伎の代表作の一つであるこの演目を上演することが長らく出来なかった。