Top Takarazuka otoko-yaku star Makoto Tsubasa comments on how the otoko-yaku role is just that, a role: 'Acting [as an otoko-yaku for me] is essentially about deceiving (damasu) the audience' (Matsuo 2000a:8)1. Many top stars also use the metaphor of 'killing themselves' in order to get into character. Top otoko-yaku male impersonator Shizuki Asato ( Read more... )