Aragoto

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title: "Aragoto" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kabuki", "japanese-words-and-phrases"] description: "Style of acting in kabuki theatre" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragoto" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Style of acting in kabuki theatre ::

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, or 'rough style', is a style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic ja (forms or movements) and speech. ja roles are characterised by the bold red or blue makeup (ja) worn by actors, as well as their enlarged and padded costumes. The term ja is an abbreviation of the term ja, which literally means "wild-warrior style".

The ja style was created and pioneered by Ichikawa Danjūrō I, a kabuki actor in the Edo period (1603-1867), and has come to be epitomized by his successors in the Ichikawa Danjūrō line of kabuki actors. Roles such as the leads in ja and ja are particularly representative of the style. ja is often contrasted with the ja ("soft" or "gentle") style, which emerged around the same time but focuses on more naturalistic drama. It is also contrasted with ja or "female-like style".

Notable Aragotoshi

• The Bandō Mitsugorō line
  • Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
  • Bandō Mitsugorō X
• The Ichikawa Danjūrō line
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō I
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō II
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō III
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō IV
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō V
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō VI
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō VII
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō IX
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō X (Sanshō Ichikawa V)
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō XI
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
  • Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII
• Ichikawa Ennosuke III
• Kataoka Ainosuke VI
• The Matsumoto Kōshirō line
  • Matsumoto Hakuō I (Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII)
  • Matsumoto Hakuō II (Matsumoto Kōshirō IX)
  • Matsumoto Kōshirō VII
  • Matsumoto Kōshirō X
• Nakamura Kichiemon I
• Nakamura Kichiemon II
• Nakamura Shidō II
• The Onoe Shoroku line
  • Onoe Shoroku II
  • Onoe Shoroku IV

References

References

1. McDonald, Keiko I.. (1994). "Japanese Classical Theater in Films". Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
2. "Aragoto in ''Kabuki Glossary''". Kabuki21.com.
3. Cavaye, Ronald. (2012-07-09). "Kabuki a Pocket Guide". Tuttle Publishing.
4. (2019). "Post-Narratology Through Computational and Cognitive Approaches". IGI Global.
5. Mezur, K.. (2005). "Beautiful Boys/Outlaw Bodies: Devising Kabuki Female-Likeness". Palgrave Macmillan.

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