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  1. Yoshizawa Ayame I
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  2. Yoshizawa Ayame I - Wikipedia

    • 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 … See more

    Names

    Though most commonly known as Ayame, Yoshizawa took on the stage names of Yoshizawa Kikunojō … See more

    Lineage

    Ayame had four sons who followed their father in acting. They were Yoshizawa Ayame II, Yoshizawa Ayame III, Yamashita Matatarō I, and Nakamura Tomijurō I. Yoshizawa Ayame V and Yoshizawa Matatarō II … See more

    Life and career

    Ayame was born in Kyoto, where he was a male prostitute before becoming involved in the more legitimate theater world. Tachibana Gorozaemon, a samurai from Tanba Province, became his patron, arranging f… See more

     
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