Yoshizawa Ayame
Yoshizawa Ayame is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors in Japan. Founded by one of the most famous onnagata of all time, three of the four actors to succeed him were his direct relatives.
Lineage
- Yoshizawa Ayame I - Quoted in the treatise "Actors' Analects", Ayame I's advice and insights into onnagata acting remains fundamental today.
- Yoshizawa Ayame II - Son of Ayame I.
- Yoshizawa Ayame III - Son of Ayame I.
- Yoshizawa Ayame IV - Adopted son of Ayame II.
- Yoshizawa Ayame V - Son of Ayame III.