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Kabuki
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Kabuki
A regional term for crack pipe made from a plastic rum bottle and a rubber spark plug cover
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Collcutt, "From Gay to Gei: The Onnagata and the Creation of Kabuki's Female Characters" by Samuel L.
New educational web site: 'Journey through Japan' by Hassan, S.K. Belal / UN Chronicle
Onnagata, kabuki actors who specialize in female roles, embody an ideal of refined ultrafemininity.
Anime, mon amour: forget Pokemon--Japanese animation explodes with ... by Solomon, Charles / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Actresses were banned from the stage near the beginning of the Tokugawa era (1600-1867), and the craft of the onnagata or female impersonator was devoted to depicting an idealized image of femininity, more perfect than any woman could hope to attain.
Three Japanese actresses of the 1950s: modernity, femininity and the ... by Russell, Catherine / CineAction
 
 
 
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