right|thumb|300px|alt=A woodblock print of two kabuki actors, the foremost wearing large, brown robes, an elaborate hairstyle and red makeup. The actor in the background wears pink and blue robes with no makeup.|Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the lead role in , a role considered definitive of the style. [[Ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada.]] , or 'rough style', is a style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic (forms or movements) 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 o
right|thumb|300px|alt=A woodblock print of two kabuki actors, the foremost wearing large, brown robes, an elaborate hairstyle and red makeup. The actor in the background wears pink and blue robes with no makeup.|Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the lead role in , a role considered definitive of the style. [[Ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada.]] , or 'rough style', is a style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic (forms or movements) 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 (1603-1867), 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 ("soft" or "gentle") style, which emerged around the same time but focuses on more naturalistic drama. It is also contrasted with or "female-like style".
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