Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Onnagata

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Onnagata

女方 女形
alternative words: Onna gata
keywords: kabuki , theater
related topics: Kabuki , Edo period
related web sites: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/AKAMEUSAGI/newpage6.htm , http://www.tamasaburo.co.jp
explanation: Initially Kabuki had been played only by females (Onna kabuki). After a ban to turn to female actors in 1629, at the beginning of Edo period, Kabuki has been used to be played only by men. The female role played by a man is called "Onnagata". Bando Tamasaburo is the most famous actor of this discipline. The term is also used in other dramas in Japan such as "Shingeki".

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