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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wagoto (a'ia i?), or soft style, is a style of kabuki acting that emphasizes realistic speech and gestures. Wagoto actors typically do not employ the exaggerated makeup and costuming common to the more exaggerated aragoto (rough) style.Wagoto was pioneered by Sakata TAijA rAi I, an actor in the Kamigata (Osaka-Kyoto) region. Plays that emphasize wagoto roles are typically tragic romances. Famous plays that emphasize wagoto roles include Sonezaki ShinjA (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki) and Kuruwa BunshAi (Tales of the Licensed Quarter).Wagotoshi refers to Kabuki actors who specialize in wagoto roles. Notable wagotoshi include BandAi Kakitsu I and Matsumoto KAishirAi VII.

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