Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A male actor who plays female roles in Japanese
kabuki theatre.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word onnagata.
Examples
-
This is a photo of Tamasaburo Bando, a Kabuki actor who specializes in onnagata (women’s roles).
Tamasaburo Bando 2007
-
This is a photo of Tamasaburo Bando, a Kabuki actor who specializes in onnagata (women’s roles).
-
Kabuki is an all-male theater where men, known as onnagata, play the female roles.
-
Kaneru Yakusha (兼ねる役者) - A talented and versatile actor, able to perform various roles, such as onnagata, tachiyaku, or katakiyaku.
-
The third corner would be the term shimpa, which arose as presenting family drama in more realistic settings, with a number of Kabuki actors including onnagata performing in these plays.
-
He is especially good at the switch between a male lead - a pompous official, for example - and an onnagata: a range of different women.
News On Japan 2010
-
It also tells stories of ancient clans and warrior nobles about which we know little, and there's the language itself, as well as the onnagata tradition, with men playing female characters.
-
A beautiful pose done by the leading onnagata actor in a few dances or in the koroshiba scene of some jidaimono dramas.
-
Shaberi (しゃべり) - The equivalent for onnagata of the monogatari for tachiyaku.
-
Shūtangoto (愁嘆事) - The style and techniques used by an onnagata actor in a grieving scene.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.