Yoshizawa Ayame

	Yoshizawa Ayame Yoshizawa Ayame (吉沢菖蒲) is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors in Japan. Founded by one of the most famous '' onnagata'' (specialists in female roles) of all time, three of the four actors to succeed him were his direct relatives. Lineage * Yoshizawa Ayame I (1690s-1729)Note: the dates given here do not represent the birth/death dates of the actor; rather, they indicate the period during which the actor held the name Ayame. In the case of the first Ayame, this represents nearly his entire career. - Quoted in the treatise " Actors' Analects" (''Yakusha Rongo''), Ayame I's advice and insights into ''onnagata'' acting remains fundamental today. * Yoshizawa Ayame II (September 1729 - July 1754) - Son of Ayame I. Yoshizawa Ayame III Yoshizawa (written: 吉沢, 吉澤 or 芳沢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese gravure idol and AV actress , Japanese origamist , stage name for several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. Kabuki is thought to have originated in the very early Edo period, when founder Izumo no Okuni formed a female dance troupe who performed dances and light sketches in Kyoto. The art form later developed into its present all-male theatrical form after women were banned from performing in kabuki theatre in 1629. Kabuki developed throughout the late 17th century and reached its zenith in the mid-18th century. In 2005, kabuki theatre was proclaimed by UNESCO as an intangible heritage possessing outstanding universal value. In 2008, it was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Etymology The individual kanji that make up the word ''kabuki'' can be read as , , and . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oyama (Japanese Theatre) (also ) are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre. History The modern all-male kabuki was originally known as ("male kabuki") to distinguish it from earlier forms. In the early 17th century, shortly after the emergence of the genre, many kabuki theaters had an all-female cast (), with women playing men's roles as necessary. ("adolescent-boy kabuki"), with a cast composed entirely of attractive young men playing both male and female roles, and frequently dealing in erotic themes, originated circa 1612. Both and (or ), actors specializing in adolescent female roles (and usually adolescents themselves), were the subject of much appreciation by both male and female patrons, and were often prostitutes. All-male casts became the norm after 1629, when women were banned from appearing in kabuki due to the prevalent prostitution of actresses and violent quarrels among patrons for the actresses' favors. This ban failed to stop the problems, since the young male () acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshizawa Ayame I Yoshizawa Ayame I (初代吉沢菖蒲) (1673-15 July 1729) was an early Kabuki 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 in ''Ayamegusa'' (菖蒲草, "The Words of Ayame"), one section of the famous treatise on Kabuki acting, ''Yakusha Rongo'' (役者論語, "The Actors' Analects"). A.C. Scott wrote that "Yoshizawa Ayame I was regarded as the greatest onnagata or female impersonator of his time and was an artist of ability, who developed the unique technique which was to be a model for the actors of the future. His ideas and secrets were written down in a book called 'Ayamegusa', which was afterwards regarded as the Bible of the female impersonator."Scott, A.C. (1955) The Kabuki Theatre of Japan George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Ayame is famous for advocating that ''onnagata'' behave as women in all their interactions, both onstage and off. In ''Ayamegusa'', he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Actors' Analects {{Infobox book , name = Actor's Analects , title_orig = 役者論語 (Yakusha Rongo) , orig_lang_code = ja , translator = Charles Dunn and Bunzō Torigoe , image = YoshizawaAyameI.jpg , caption = Yoshizawa Ayame I in an illustration from the book ''Amayo no Sanbai Kigen'' (1693). The woodblock-printed characters on the right side are the actor's name. , author = Sugi Kuhee, Tominaga Heibee, Fukuoka Yagoshirō, Kaneko Kichizaemon , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = Japan , language = Japanese , series = , subject = Kabuki , genre = , publisher = , release_date = 1776, perhaps earlier , english_release_date = 1969 , media_type = Woodblock printed bound volume , pages = , isbn = 0-231-03391-5 , dewey= 792/.0952/18 , congress= PN2924.5.K3 H3 1969 , oclc= 8388222 , preceded_by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshizawa Ayame II Yoshizawa (written: 吉沢, 吉澤 or 芳沢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese gravure idol and AV actress , Japanese origamist , stage name for several kabuki actors , Japanese video game designer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese football referee , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese mountain climber , Japanese speed skater , Japanese hurdler , Japanese diplomat , Japanese American musician , Japanese musician , Japanese actor , Japanese gravure idol , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshizawa Ayame III Yoshizawa (written: 吉沢, 吉澤 or 芳沢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese gravure idol and AV actress , Japanese origamist , stage name for several kabuki actors , Japanese video game designer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese football referee , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese mountain climber , Japanese speed skater , Japanese hurdler , Japanese diplomat , Japanese American musician , Japanese musician , Japanese actor , Japanese gravure idol , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshizawa Ayame IV Yoshizawa (written: 吉沢, 吉澤 or 芳沢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese gravure idol and AV actress , Japanese origamist , stage name for several kabuki actors , Japanese video game designer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese football referee , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese mountain climber , Japanese speed skater , Japanese hurdler , Japanese diplomat , Japanese American musician , Japanese musician , Japanese actor , Japanese gravure idol , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshizawa Ayame V Yoshizawa (written: 吉沢, 吉澤 or 芳沢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese gravure idol and AV actress , Japanese origamist , stage name for several kabuki actors , Japanese video game designer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese football referee , Japanese idol, singer and actress , Japanese mountain climber , Japanese speed skater , Japanese hurdler , Japanese diplomat , Japanese American musician , Japanese musician , Japanese actor , Japanese gravure idol , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kabuki Actors is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. Kabuki is thought to have originated in the very early Edo period, when founder Izumo no Okuni formed a female dance troupe who performed dances and light sketches in Kyoto. The art form later developed into its present all-male theatrical form after women were banned from performing in kabuki theatre in 1629. Kabuki developed throughout the late 17th century and reached its zenith in the mid-18th century. In 2005, kabuki theatre was proclaimed by UNESCO as an intangible heritage possessing outstanding universal value. In 2008, it was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Etymology The individual kanji that make up the word ''kabuki'' can be read as , , and . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]