Onoe Kikugoro V circa 1870-1873 June 4, 1844 (July 18, 1844) - February 18, 1903 (Meiji 36) Kabuki actor active in the Meiji era. His real name was Terashima Kiyoshi. His family name was Kikugoro Onoe and his stage name was Otowaya. His family name was Kikugoro Terashima, and his family name was Kikugoro Onoe. His haiku name was Umeko. His trade name as Ichimura Hazaemon was Kikuya. His family name is Kikuya. His haiku name is Ietachibana. Together with Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I, he established the golden age of the so-called "Dan Kikuza era. Onoe Kikugoro V (Jun. 4, 1844 ? Onoe Kikugoro V (Jun. 4, 1844 ? Feb. 18, 1903) was a Japanese Kabuki actor, one of the three most famous and celebrated of the Meiji period, along with Ichikawa Danjuro IX and Ichikawa Sadanji I. Unlike most other Kabuki actors, he was a member of the Kabuki theatre family. Unlike most kabuki actors, who specialize in a particular type of role, Kikugoro, as a kaneru yakusha, played both tachiyaku (male heroes) and onnagata (women) roles. He was also known as one of the chief actors in the "modern" subgenre of kabuki plays known as zangirimimono. He was also known as one of the chief actors in the "modern" subgenre of kabuki plays known as zangirimono ("cropped hair plays"), featuring Western-style clothes and hairstyle. He was also featured on Japanese postage stamps, and performed in one of the first motion pictures ever made in Japan, Momijima. He was also featured on Japanese postage stamps, and performed in one of the first motion pictures ever made in Japan, Momijigari, as the demon princess.