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Onnagata (女形/女方, lit. 'female role'), also
oyama (女形), are male
actors who play
female roles in
kabuki theatre. It
originated in 1629
after women were...
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earlier traditions and
examples of male cross-dressing in ****an, such as
onnagata in
kabuki theater.[citation needed] Its po****rity
increased around 2009...
- development, led to
these ****umptions
remains an open question.
Until 1644, when
onnagata actors were
required to
adopt male
hairstyles regardless of the gender...
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skillfulness as an
onnagata (female impersonator)
labeled him as one of
Heisei era's
genius onnagata (平成の天才女形,
Heisei no
tensai onnagata). In 2003, he had...
- In
Sakura doki onna gyoretsu, this
onnagata is
attended by
three kuroko....
- the
first female acting "stars", most
notably Sarah Bernhardt. In ****an,
onnagata, or men
taking on
female roles, were used in
kabuki theatre when women...
- who
would vie with each
other to
purchase the
Kabuki actors' favors.
Onnagata (female-role) and wakashū-gata (adolescent boy-role)
actors in particular...
- As
performance Breeches role Drag Drag in
Africa Khawal Köçek
Onnagata Pantomime dame Prin****l boy **** (****) Shirabyōshi
Theatrical travesti...
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onnagata roles (even
though he is 90
years old), such as
Akoya from Dan no Ura
Kabuto Gunki (which is
considered one of the most
difficult onnagata roles...
- yarō (young men), wakashū (adolescent boys,
about 10–18
years old) or as
onnagata (female impersonators).: 90–92 This term also
appears in
modern ****anese...
