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• Kamigata
  *''Japanese'': 上方 ''(kamigata)'' ...en discussing [[Edo period]] popular culture, e.g. [[Kamigata kabuki]], or Kamigata publishing, and when comparing the culture of that region to the culture of
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• Sakata Tojuro
  Sakata Tôjûrô is a stage name taken on by a number of [[Kabuki]] actors over the course of the history of the form. ...ame to hold a place of honor as the ''de facto'' top actor in the Kamigata kabuki world, an honor which was inherited by those who later took on the name.
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• Drew Gerstle
  ...and the [[kabuki]] and [[joruri|jôruri]] (puppet theatre) traditions of [[Kamigata]] (i.e. Kyoto and Osaka). *(with [[Timothy Clark|T. Clark]] and [[Akiko Yano|A. Yano]]) ''Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830''. London: British Museum Press, 2005.
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• Sakata Tojuro I
  ...ta]] kabuki more generally. He remains today one of the most famous of all kabuki actors and is considered one of the most influential. ...Tôkurô]] and [[Sakata Heishichiro|Sakata Heishichirô]] were active in the kabuki world, but neither succeeded to the Tôjûrô name. Rather, [[Sakata Tojuro
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• Sugi Kuhee
  Sugi Kuhee was a [[Kamigata]] [[kabuki]] actor of the [[Genroku]] period, specializing in playing the roles of old *"[http://www.kabuki21.com/glossaire_4.php Kashagata]," Kabuki Glossary, Kabuki21.com.
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• Uemura Kichiya III
  Uemura Kichiya III was an early-18th century [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor who excelled at playing the role of the wife.
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• Tatsuoka Mansaku
  Tatsuoka Mansaku was a [[kabuki]] playwright, particularly known for his plays ''[[Keisei Yanagizakura]]'', ...January 2011.</ref>, he was among the most prominent playwrights in the [[Kamigata]] region, alongside [[Namiki Gohei　I]] and Chikamatsu Tokuzô.
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• Arashi Rikan II
  Arashi Rikan II was a [[Kamigata]] [[kabuki]] actor who enjoyed extreme popularity in his time. Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Rikan had a number of names. He was
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• Chikamatsu Tokuzo
  Chikamatsu Tokuzô was a [[kabuki]] playwright perhaps best known for the plays ''[[Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba]]' ...gh he would later change it to 近松徳三 in 1795.</ref>. He switched to writing kabuki plays and worked for a time as an assistant playwright under Tatsuoka Mansa
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• Ryukosai Jokei
  Ryûkôsai Jokei, also known as Taga Jihei, was a [[Kamigata]]-based ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist, active c. 1777-1809. He is known for his images of [[kabuki]] actors (''[[yakusha-e]]''), and in particular has been identified as perh
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• Uemura Kichiya II
  Uemura Kichiya II was a [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor of the 1680s. He was the adopted son and successor of the celebrate ...njûmono]]'' (love suicide play; double-suicide play) ever performed on the kabuki stage. [[Arashi San'emon I]] played her lover, Chôemon.
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• Namiki Shozo II
  Namiki Shôzô II was a [[kabuki]] playwright, active in [[Kamigata]] in the 1790s-1800s.
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• Uemura Kichiya
  ...a stagename taken on by a lineage of [[Kamigata]]-based ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actors of the late 17th to early 18th century. The lineage was then reviv ...as the courtesan in the first [[shinju|love suicide]] play ever staged in kabuki.
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• Hyobanki
  ...riod]]. They were generally published at the [[new year]] in [[Edo]] and [[Kamigata]], reviewing and ranking the courtesans and actors of the previous year. Al ...ranks above ''jô-jô-kichi'' were added, to describe and rank the greatest kabuki actors.
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• Glossary of performance terms
  ..."rough pieces," a style of kabuki more associated with [[Edo]] than with [[Kamigata]], and featuring bold heroes and bombastic action. *''Banzuke'' 番付 - a listing of kabuki actors, courtesans, or sumo wrestlers for a given year or season, typically
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• 1828
  ...r to prevent them skirting the regulations by earning higher salaries in [[Kamigata]]).
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• Nigao-e
  ...) is also credited with painting some of the earliest ''nigao-e'', while [[Kamigata]] artist [[Ryukosai|Ryûkôsai Jokei]] was one of the first to depict ''[[o
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• Dairinji
  ...main street is lined with paper lanterns donated by [[Kamigata]] (Kansai) kabuki actors. (The temple, incidentally, is mentioned, but does not appear, in th
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• Ichikawa Ebizo V
  ...ury. He was responsible for the establishment of the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', a collection of the eighteen greatest plays in the reperto Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Ebizô had a number of names. He was
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• Sharaku
  [[Image:SharakuTwoActors.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Kabuki]] actors [[Bando Zenji|Bandô Zenji]] (on the left, in the role of Onisadob ...[[Katsukawa Shunei|Katsukawa Shun'ei]], as well as the influence of the [[Kamigata]] artists [[Suifutei]] and [[Ryukosai|Ryûkôsai]].
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