Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata 池畑 慎之介 Ikehata Shinnosuke born August 8 1952 in Sakai Osaka Japan is a Japanese singer dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawas Ran and Toshio Matsumotos Funeral Parade of Roses Ikehata also uses their stage name of Peter ピーター Pītā when they appeared on TV variety shows and musical revues Always seen dancing with tight shirts and pants at dancing clubs they adopted the stage name when they were 16 after their style of dress and dance which was said to resemble Peter Pan One of Japans most famous gay entertainers Peters androgynous appearance has enabled them to often play transgender or female characters and they often appear on stage in womens clothing Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia