荒あら事ごと師し

noun

kabuki actor specializing in rough, heroic roles

Refers to a kabuki actor who performs aragoto (荒事), a bombastic style featuring exaggerated movements, bold makeup, and superhuman characters. The term is specific to traditional Japanese theater.

• 彼かれは歌か舞ぶ伎きの荒あら事ごと師しとして名な高だかい。

  He is famous as a kabuki actor specializing in aragoto roles.