How to Pronounce Onoe Kikugorō V
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Jun 04, 1844 Died on 18 Feb 1903 (aged 58)
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About Onoe Kikugor V
- Onoe Kikugoro V (??? ?????, Godaime Onoe Kikugoro, 4 June 1844 – 18 February 1903) was a Japanese Kabuki actor, one of the three most famous and celebrated of the Meiji period, along with Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I.
- Unlike most kabuki actors, who specialize in a particular type of role, Kikugoro, 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.
- Kikugoro was also known as one of the chief actors in the "modern" subgenre of kabuki plays known as zangirimono ("cropped hair plays"), featuring Western-style clothes and hairstyle.Kikugoro was a popular figure in ukiyo-e woodblock prints, especially in those by Toyohara Kunichika.
- He was also featured on Japanese postage stamps, and performed in one of the first motion pictures ever made in Japan, Momijigari, as the demon princess. The "Ten Old and New Plays" (??????, shinko engeki jisshu) associated with the Onoe family were chosen by Kikugoro V and his son Onoe Kikugoro VI, and include many of the plays for which Kikugoro V was himself most famous.
