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Male actors who impersonate women in Japanese kabuki theatre
Onnagata (女形/女方, lit. 'female role'), also oyama (女形, lit. 'female form'), are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre. The practice originated
Onnagata
Japanese men who cross-dress as women
earlier traditions and examples of male cross-dressing in Japan, such as onnagata in kabuki theater.[citation needed] Its popularity increased around 2009
Otokonoko
Japanese word and pornographic genre
development, led to these assumptions remains an open question. Until 1644, when onnagata actors were required to adopt male hairstyles regardless of the gender
Futanari
Japanese actor (born 1983)
single type of role, Shichinosuke plays both male (tachiyaku) and female (onnagata) parts. Nakamura, often represented as "Shichinosuke Nakamura" in reference
Nakamura_Shichinosuke_II
Mercenary and spy in feudal Japan
In Sakura doki onna gyoretsu, this onnagata is attended by three kuroko.
Ninja
Gender identities outside of the gender binary
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Non-binary
2025 film by Lee Sang-il
Tachibana in Nagasaki for a New Year gathering. Kikuo Tachibana performs as onnagata an excerpt of the kabuki performance Barrier Gate. A rival yakuza group
Kokuho_(film)
1928 – October 10, 2011) was a Japanese kabuki performer noted for his onnagata roles. His real name Nakamura Eijirô, in 1967 Nakamura became the seventh
Nakamura_Shikan_VII
Person who portrays a character in a production
being the first professional Greek actress with formal training. In Japan, onnagata, or men taking on female roles, were used in kabuki theatre when women
Actor
Classical Japanese dance-drama
the ban on women and young boys. Cross-dressing male actors, known as "onnagata" (lit., "woman role") or "oyama" took over previously female- or wakashu-acted
Kabuki
Japanese actor
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
Daigoro_Tachibana
1994 Polish film
Prince Mishkin and Nastasja in flashbacks are played by the same person, onnagata actor Bandō Tamasaburō V. Wajda produced and directed Nastassya Filipovna
Nastasja
Japanese kabuki actor, director (1950-)
(born 25 April 1950) is a Kabuki actor and the most popular and celebrated onnagata (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage. He has also
Bandō_Tamasaburō_V
Japanese kabuki performer and artistic director
under restrictive succession conventions. He was considered the greatest onnagata of the post-War period, and was heralded as a "a divine messenger given
Nakamura_Utaemon_VI
Fiction genre depicting male same-sex relationships
portrayal of Tadzio in the 1971 film adaptation of Death in Venice, and kabuki onnagata Bandō Tamasaburō. Though bishōnen are not exclusive to BL, the androgyny
Boys'_love
Humans associated with Japanese culture
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
Living National Treasure (Japan)
Living_National_Treasure_(Japan)
Japanese actor and singer
Saotome Taichi), is a Japanese actor and singer. He played young men and onnagata roles of women. His father is the head of the theatre troupe Gekidan Sujaku
Taichi_Saotome
bunraku dance scenes. However, proper shosagoto dances, performed by onnagata (lit. "female role") actors, entered the kabuki repertoire in the Genroku
Shosagoto
Kabuki actor (1673–1729)
actor, and the most celebrated onnagata (specialist in female roles) of his time. His thoughts on acting, and on onnagata acting in particular, were recorded
Yoshizawa_Ayame_I
Historical term for some male sex workers in Japan
young men), wakashū (若衆, adolescent boys, about 10–18 years old) or as onnagata (女形, female impersonators). This term also appears in modern Japanese homosexual
Kagema
who would vie with each other to purchase the Kabuki actors' favors. Onnagata (female-role) and wakashū-gata (adolescent boy-role) actors in particular
Homosexuality_in_Japan
Japanese author and coup attempt leader (1925–1970)
performance and theatrical forms influenced short stories including Onnagata (女方, Onnagata). Mishima was featured as the photo model in the photographer Eikoh
Yukio_Mishima
Popular onnagata (specialist in female roles) Tachibana Daigorō dancing in a performance at the Miyoshibashi Theatre in Yokohama, November 2007. His crest
Taishū_engeki
Japanese television presenter and kabuki actor (1956–2015)
from Tokyo, he comes from a long line of actors who originally focused on onnagata roles (i.e. female roles) but later became focused solely on tachiyaku
Bandō_Mitsugorō_X
Form of slang
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Polari
Possessiveness and inability to accept rejection
A painting by Miyagawa Isshō shows a young onnagata catching his older lover with a love letter from a rival, c. 1750.
Obsessive_love
Non-conventional expression of gender in humans
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Gender_nonconformity
Art forms involving live performance
mechanisms. Originally performed by women, kabuki companies became all-male; onnagata developed specialized techniques for female representation. Noh, Bunraku
Performing_arts
1939 Kenji Mizoguchi film
Kenji Mizoguchi. Based on a short story by Shōfu Muramatsu, it follows an onnagata (male actor specialising in playing female roles) struggling for artistic
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
The_Story_of_the_Last_Chrysanthemums
Dressing like a different gender
cross-dressing to perform female roles in Japanese Kabuki theatre is referred to as Onnagata. Dan is the general name for female roles in Chinese opera, often referring
Cross-dressing
Flattening breasts with undergarments
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Breast_binding
Style of acting in kabuki theatre
time but focuses on more naturalistic drama. It is also contrasted with onnagata or "female-like style". The Bandō Mitsugorō line Bandō Mitsugorō VIII Bandō
Aragoto
that the characters actually represent contemporary figures, such as the onnagata actor Segawa Kikunojō II (瀬川菊之丞（二世). These figures' personal lives are
Kusazōshi
expressing submission to power or intense emotion, particularly notable in onnagata performances. Eisa A traditional Okinawan folk dance (エイサー) performed during
Glossary_of_Japanese_theater
Japanese actor (1844–1903)
Kikugorō, as a kaneru yakusha, played both tachiyaku (male heroes) and onnagata (women) roles and was best known for his roles in plays by Kawatake Mokuami
Onoe_Kikugorō_V
Japanese musician, record producer and fashion designer
female clothes. Mana himself has said that he wanted to be the ultimate onnagata. English-language Japanese music website JaME said he started discovering
Mana_(musician)
Gender identity of lacking a gender
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Agender
Classical Japanese performing art of dance
performed by women. There are two different dance styles taught in nihon-buyō: onnagata, "female roles", and tachiyaku, "male roles". Thus, a woman can play a
Nihon-buyō
Young male slave dancer who dressed in feminine attire
Egyptian equivalent Ghilman LGBT topics and Islam LGBT in the Ottoman Empire Onnagata Prof. Ş. Şehvar Beşiroğlu (3 November 2014). "Music, Identity, Gender:
Köçek
Japanese singer, actor, and drag queen (1935–2026)
Yukio Mishima. Mishima's friendship with Miwa inspired Mishima to write Onnagata (1957). Miwa was a follower of the Lotus Sutra. He changed his name from
Akihiro_Miwa
acting, male performers took on the roles of women. Some, such as the onnagata actor Yoshizawa Ayame I (1673–1729), dressed, behaved, and ate like women
Transgender_history
Black and Latino LGBT subculture in the United States
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Ball_culture
Emotion
A painting by Miyagawa Isshō shows a young onnagata catching his older lover with a love letter from a rival, c. 1750.
Jealousy
Japanese actor and kabuki performer
(present-day Tokyo). His grandfather, Nakamura Karoku I (初代 中村歌六) was a legendary onnagata actor who specialized in keisei (i.e., high-class courtesan) roles and
Nakamura_Kichiemon_I
Japanese kabuki actor (born 1977)
(Tachiyaku) and female roles (Onnagata) and his grandfather, Onoe Baikō VII (七代目 尾上梅幸) was known for being one of the greatest onnagata actors of the 20th century
Onoe_Kikugorō_VIII
and the feminine characters had passed to be represented only by men (onnagata). Recent attempts to reintroduce actresses in kabuki had not been well
Culture_of_Japan
Japanese taiko drummer, percussionist and composer based in London
and Japan. He wrote and performed the music for the company's production Onnagata, which won the Time Out award for best dance company in 1991. Hirota has
Joji_Hirota
Brazilian cryptolect
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Pajubá
Japanese kabuki actor
the brother-in-law of the famous onnagata actor Nakamura Jakuemon IV, considered one of Kabuki's greatest onnagata and who was married to Shōroku II's
Onoe_Shōroku_II
Term used in the Japanese theatrical form kabuki
as the chief protagonist or hero of a play. While there are a number of onnagata (female role specialists) who are particularly famous, most of the other
Tachiyaku
Japanese actress
Rie Inō (伊野尾理枝, Inō Rie; born 16 March 1967, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese kabuki and film actress best known for her portrayal of Sadako Yamamura in
Rie_Inō
Japanese visual kei rock band
that after Mana and Malice Mizer, the number of visual kei bands with onnagata members increased. Musicians influenced or inspired by Malice Mizer include
Malice_Mizer
Historical Japanese term for adolescent boys
banned from the stage in 1652, and these roles were taken over by adult onnagata actors or wakashū-gata actors specializing in adolescent male roles. In
Wakashū
from Dostoevsky's The Idiot, in which Bando Tamasaburo, a famed kabuki onnagata (female impersonator), played the roles of both the prince and his fiancée
Theatre_of_Japan
Rules governing theatre productions
1625, then the prohibition of young male actors in 1657, that creates "Onnagata" which is the ground of Japanese theatrical tradition. In the Elizabethan
Theatrical_constraints
Japanese actor (1931–2020)
a skilled wagotoshi (actor of male roles in the wagoto tradition) and onnagata (actor of female roles). He was the fourth in the line of Sakata Tōjūrō
Sakata_Tōjūrō_IV
1703 Bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
exist. Bunraku uses puppets and Kabuki uses actors known as onnagata for all roles. One onnagata, Nakamura Ganjiro III, is a Japanese Living National Treasure
The_Love_Suicides_at_Sonezaki
Japanese teenager executed by burning at the stake for arson
arsonist. 世界恩人巡礼大写真館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 June 2007. Kyōzō, Takei. "The Onnagata in Kabuki: from Kamigata to Edo" (PDF). pp. 193–197. Archived from the
Yaoya_Oshichi
theatrical (using, for instance, elements from kabuki and shinpa such as onnagata) and for not utilizing what were considered more cinematic techniques to
Cinema_of_Japan
Intentional killing of trans women
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Transfemicide
the shell of abalone has only one part Japanese: 女形・女方, "woman-role") Onnagata are male actors who play female roles in Japanese Kabuki theatre. Yuen
List_of_Oishinbo_episodes
Japanese actor
the adoptive father of Bandō Tamasaburō V, the most famous and popular onnagata (specialist in female roles) of today. Kan'ya was the fourteenth in the
Morita_Kan'ya_XIV
Kabuki dance drama
the most important piece in the kabuki dance repertoire, one that the onnagatas are required to learn to show their mastery of classic dances. It is classified
Musume_Dōjōji
Japanese poet
updated 19 Feb. 2011. Accessed 14 Nov. 2012 Robert, H.G. Confessions of an Onnagata. Lulu.com, 2008. ISBN 9781435705753. Unnumbered page Gibson, Margaret.
Miura_Chora
Category of Japanese musicians
male musicians cross-dressing in a manner similar to traditional Japanese onnagata performers. This rose to prominence through the success of Malice Mizer
Visual_kei
Pearl Lam Galleries (Hong Kong, China) 2016 – Onnagata at Feuer/Mesler (New York City, New York) 2016 – Onnagata at Gnyp Gallery (Berlin, Germany) 2015 – Samsara
Kour_Pour
Kabuki actor (1788–1837)
specialized in male roles (立役, tachiyaku), but sometimes also performed as an onnagata. In 1800, Arashi appeared on stage for the first time in Osaka where he
Arashi_Rikan_II
Play in the Kabuki repertoire
to the origins, and the nature, of kabuki. This arrangement also allows onnagata, actors devoted to playing female roles, to take part in this most popular
Shibaraku
Japanese kabuki actor
Nizaemon XII's great-grandfather, Nakamura Karoku I (初代 中村歌六) was a legendary onnagata actor from the Kamigata region (present-day Kansai region) who was well-connected
Kataoka_Nizaemon_XII
Japanese polymath and rōnin (c.1729–c.1780)
Rootless Grass, in which Enma, the King of Hell, falls in love with an onnagata. In Gennai's description of hell, it is a lively place, but is currently
Hiraga_Gennai
Art genre
aging 四代目市川小團 次 [Ichikawa Kodanji IV]; and the 15-year-old, virtuoso 女形 [onnagata; ladies’ roles] 三代目 沢村田之助 [Sawamara Tanosuke III]. This blossoming of 役者絵—they
Yakusha-e
Kabuki Onnagata 1968 Nakamura Utaemon VI (六代目中村歌右衛門) 1917 2001 Kabuki Onnagata 1968 Nakamura Jakuemon IV (四代目中村雀右衛門) 1920 2012 Kabuki Onnagata 1991 Onoe
List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts)
List_of_Living_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(performing_arts)
1979 Japanese film
[citation needed] Tamasaburo Bando, at the time a world-famous Kabuki onnagata actor, was brought on to star in the film playing the dual role of Yuri
Demon_Pond_(1979_film)
in the rise of male actors who would specialize in female roles called onnagata. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, which marked a major political shift
Censorship_in_Japan
1918 novel by Nagai Kafu
woman who oversees the Obanaya, married to Old Gozan Segawa Isshi – an onnagata (female impersonator in kabuki) who becomes Komayo's lover Kikuchiyo –
Geisha_in_Rivalry
Collection of stories by Yukio Mishima
bizarre tale of its sinister past. Translated by Donald Keene. "Onnagata" – Mangiku, an onnagata (male theatre actor who takes female roles), meekly submits
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
Death_in_Midsummer_and_Other_Stories
Gender-neutral grammatical forms in Polish
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Dukaism
Singaporean director (born 1963)
Sandaime Richard based on Hideki Noda's script of the same title with kabuki onnagata Kazutaro Nakamura as Richard III. This gender bending production at Tokyo
Ong_Keng_Sen
Japanese all-female theatre troupe
(clothing) Kabuki, a Japanese theatre tradition where male actors named Onnagata play female roles. Karkari, Hannah (2023). "The Takarazuka Revue – Crossdressing
Takarazuka_Revue
Julian (2010-09-15). "On Japanese TV, The Lady Is A Man Cross-dressing 'onnagata' Are Popular For Being Outspoken". All Business.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
LGBTQ_culture_in_Tokyo
Japanese kabuki actor (born 1972)
Kataoka Nizaemon XV and the only one of the three brothers who acted as Onnagata (i.e. he was a Kabuki actor who specialized in female roles). She and Toshimitsu
Kataoka_Ainosuke_VI
Proposed gender-neutral Polish pronoun
(gender) Tomboy As performance Breeches role Drag Drag in Africa Khawal Köçek Onnagata Pantomime dame Principal boy Shemale (pornography) Shirabyōshi Theatrical
Onu_(pronoun)
Topics referred to by the same term
theatre), male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre, also known as onnagata Oyama (crater), in Mars 14922 Ohyama, an inner main-belt asteroid Oyama
Oyama
Kubuki actor (1829–1882)
瀬川路考) were two of the greatest onnagata actors of their period and rivaled each other for the title of best onnagata in Edo. His father Iwai Hanshirō
Iwai_Hanshirō_VIII
Short story by Yukio Mishima
Shiga Temple and His Love", "The Seven Bridges", "Patriotism", "Dōjōji", "Onnagata", "The Pearl", and "Swaddling Clothes". Yamanouchi, Hisaaki (1978). The
Death in Midsummer (short story)
Death_in_Midsummer_(short_story)
Kabuki actor
August 1920—22 February 2012) was a Japanese kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance. Born into a well-known family of Kabuki actors from Tokyo
Nakamura_Jakuemon_IV
Japanese actress (born 1972)
Onoe Baikō VII, a renowned Kabuki actor considered one of the leading onnagata (i.e., a Kabuki actor who plays exclusively female roles) of the Showa
Shinobu_Terajima
1994 novel by Laura Joh Rowland
the dead man's employer, as well as a sumo wrestler, a courtesan and a onnagata (female impersonator), he discovers that the dead man was a homosexual
Shinjū_(novel)
Iwai Hanshirō V in onnagata costume. 71⁄4 × 83⁄8 in. (18.4 × 21.3 cm), woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1823 -- from the collection of the Metropolitan
Iwai_Hanshirō_V
kabuki in an effort to suppress prostitution, leaving to the development of onnagata (female roles) entirely played by men, a defining aspect of kabuki that
Genroku_culture
Japanese singer and TV personality (born 1946)
(September 6, 2006). "On Japanese Tv, The Lady Is A Man Cross-dressing 'onnagata' Are Popular For Being Outspoken". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-03-16
Kenichi_Mikawa
at a shūmei naming ceremony there a few months later. Along with the onnagata Onoe Baikō VI and wagotoshi Sawamura Sōjūrō VII, Kōshirō became one of
Matsumoto_Kōshirō_VII
Japanese painter
leading kabuki actors of the day on ōgi hand fans; Bunchō handled the onnagata—male actors who portray female characters. It was popular and went through
Bunchō
Japanese actress (1902-1987)
Japan's first popular female movie star, especially considering that male onnagata played female roles in the movies up until the early 1920s. She retired
Sumiko_Kurishima
Japanese film director (1896–1982)
Kinugasa was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. He began his career as an onnagata (actor specializing in female roles) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese
Teinosuke_Kinugasa
1993 book by Alex Kerr
Minami-za theatre shows and meeting then 65-year-old Nakamura Jakuemon IV, an onnagata dancer Art Collecting - the author describes collecting centuries-old calligraphy
Lost_Japan
Japanese kabuki actor
the next several decades, until 1840. Hanshirō, Kōshirō, and the famous onnagata Segawa Kikunojō V remained his chief partners onstage throughout this period
Ichikawa_Danjūrō_VII
Tendai Buddhist temple in Hidakagawa, Japan
the temple bell; as well as the Kabuki play Musume Dōjōji with its long onnagata buyō. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dojoji. Dōjōji (Noh play)
Dōjō-ji
Filipino director and actor
16, 2026. Tan, Frida (April 22, 2016). "REVIEW: "Ang Dressing Room" – Onnagata in Filipino translation". TheaterFansManila.com. Retrieved February 16
Andoy_Ranay
Japanese kabuki and film actor (1905–1974)
taking the stage name Kunitarō Sawamura IV in 1926, appearing mostly as an onnagata. He began his movie career at the film studio Makino Productions in 1929
Kunitarō_Sawamura
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