Red face - Red face

Japanese: 赤っ面 - あかっつら
Red face - Red face

…(2) Villain/Court Evil: Hara-dashi and Uke in Shibaraku. The villain imitated the antisocial behavior of the slave and created a red-faced, frightening image of evil through the terrifying image of the spirit god who brings about violent curses. The Court Evil was created by adding the vengeful spirit to the villain-type rough play, and its founder was Yamanaka Heikuro I. …

From [Kabuki]

...Red eyeshadow, called "beni-kuma," represents justice and courage, while "aikokuma" represents superhuman evil. In addition, the type of role is often immediately identifiable by the color of the makeup on the face, such as "shironuri" for a handsome actor and "red-faced" for an enemy. The distinctive feature of Kabuki makeup is that it is applied evenly all over the face, rather than aiming for realistic expression such as shading....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "red face" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)敵役・公家悪系 《暫》の腹出しやウケなど。敵役の役者が,奴の反社会的な行状を模倣するとともに,激しいたたりをもたらす御霊神の恐しいイメージを介して,赤っ面のすさまじい悪の形象を作り出した。この敵役系荒事に怨霊事を加えて創造されたのが公家悪で,初世山中平九郎をその始祖とする。…

【歌舞伎】より

…正義と勇気を表すのが〈紅隈〉と呼ぶ赤い隈,超人的な悪を表現するのが〈藍隈〉である。また,二枚目の〈白塗り〉,敵役の〈赤っ面〉などのように,顔の化粧の色によって,ただちに役の類型がわかるものが多い。歌舞伎の化粧の特徴は,全体をむらなく塗ることで,陰影をつけるなどリアルな表現をねらわない点である。…

※「赤っ面」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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