A webpage discussing a Japanese kabuki magazine:
"Also in the issue, among other features, are discussions with actors Nakamura Kazutarō, Onoe Ukon, Nakamura Yonekichi, and Nakamura Hashinosuke about their then upcoming March program at Kyoto’s Minami-za, focused on these rising 'young stars' (hanagata)".
Quote from a book on film and acting stars throughout the world:
"...the kimono and ornamental hairpins (kanzashi) that kabuki stars (hanagata) were wearing...".
A 1940 article titled "Kansai de chûmoku sareru hanagata kabuki", which was translated as "Young stars' Kabuki in the Kansai Area".
A 1883 woodprint with a whole cast of actors that is titled "Arigataki megumi no hanagata", which translates to "Kabuki stars at a blessing waterfall". I mean, if this isn't plural I don't know what else could be:
I could search more if you want. We could debate whether the word is grammatically plural itself or not, which is more of a linguistic debate (for example, "people" in English is plural but "gente" in Spanish is singular, yet both refer a collection of individuals). But it's clear that "hanagata" can be used to refer more than one person.
Here above I share some examples.
"Also in the issue, among other features, are discussions with actors Nakamura Kazutarō, Onoe Ukon, Nakamura Yonekichi, and Nakamura Hashinosuke about their then upcoming March program at Kyoto’s Minami-za, focused on these rising 'young stars' (hanagata)".
Quote from a book on film and acting stars throughout the world:
"...the kimono and ornamental hairpins (kanzashi) that kabuki stars (hanagata) were wearing...".
A 1940 article titled "Kansai de chûmoku sareru hanagata kabuki", which was translated as "Young stars' Kabuki in the Kansai Area".
A 1883 woodprint with a whole cast of actors that is titled "Arigataki megumi no hanagata", which translates to "Kabuki stars at a blessing waterfall". I mean, if this isn't plural I don't know what else could be:
I could search more if you want. We could debate whether the word is grammatically plural itself or not, which is more of a linguistic debate (for example, "people" in English is plural but "gente" in Spanish is singular, yet both refer a collection of individuals). But it's clear that "hanagata" can be used to refer more than one person.
Here above I share some examples.
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