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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
A common mistake since all roles have been played by men for 300 years. Kabuki was "invented", perhaps developed is more fitting, by a woman called Izumo no Okuni (probably the domain she came from, rather than her actual name) and men in the audience, induced by local sake, would often get rowdy beyond reason.
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When I was in Japan - many years ago - back in the Vietnam era, Kabuki was described to me as the Japanese version of Burlesque. Nothing that I saw or had related to me seemed to disagree with that summary.