Aragoto


, or 'rough style', is a style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic and speech. roles are characterised by the bold red or blue makeup worn by actors, as well as their enlarged and padded costumes. The term is an abbreviation of the term, which literally means "wild-warrior style".
The style was created and pioneered by Ichikawa Danjūrō I, a kabuki actor in the Edo period, and has come to be epitomized by his successors in the Ichikawa Danjūrō line of kabuki actors. Roles such as the leads in and are particularly representative of the style. is often contrasted with the style, which emerged around the same time but focuses on more naturalistic drama. It is also contrasted with or "female-like style".

Notable Aragotoshi