Wagoto (和事), or soft style, is a style of kabuki acting that emphasizes realistic speech and gestures. Wagoto actors typically do not employ the exaggerated...

the aragoto and wagoto styles, which is rare, considering he hails from the Kansai area, where most kabuki actors specialize in the wagoto style. "The 8th...

particularly representative of the style. Aragoto is often contrasted with the wagoto ("soft" or "gentle") style, which emerged around the same time but focuses...

early kabuki actor of the Genroku period in Japan. He was a pioneer of the wagoto style, and of Kamigata kabuki more generally. His influence persists in...

Gongorō Kagemasa in the famous play Shibaraku. Wagoto: Wagoto roles are softer, gentler, characters. A wagoto figure is often a companion to the chief aragoto...

dance pieces. Styles of kabuki performance include aragoto ('rough style'), wagoto ('soft style') and onnagoto ('female style'). Kabuki developed out of opposition...

Kyoto-Osaka during the Genroku era. He played tachiyaku roles. He pioneered the wagoto form of the Kamigata (Kansai) theatre as his counterpart in Edo, Ichikawa...

roles), specializing in playing the roles of young, handsome lovers in the wagoto style, a type of role known as nimaime. Kan'ya is also known for his early...

and was renowned as both a skilled wagotoshi (actor of male roles in the wagoto tradition) and onnagata (actor of female roles). He was the fourth in the...

originated in the Kamigata area, particularly Kyoto, which also perfected the wagoto (gentler style of acting) school. It grew out of Noh theatre and traditional...

"Sinposiumu: Genroku shoki Sakata Tōjūrō no wagoto butai fukkatsu wo megutte" [Symposium: To revive the wagoto play originated by Sakata Tōjūrō in early...

that has lasted to the modern day. Aragoto-style actor Ichikawa Danjūrō I, wagoto-style actor Sakata Tōjūrō I, and onnagata actor Yoshizawa Ayame I are famous...

in the kabuki theatre, where kamiko became the traditional costume for wagoto actors who wore it to show that their characters were fallible and physically...

makeup and acting style. Sakuramaru is a romantic and gentle type, in the wagoto fashion, Umeōmaru is a hero in aragoto style, with bright red face makeup...