Daigoro Tachibana, birth name Daisuke Isayama is one of Heisei era's celebrated onnagata and taishū engeki actor. He is branded as the Taishu Engeki-kai Purinsu with the alias "Taishū engeki-kai no Nyūhīrō Tensai Onnagata" and best remembered as Osei in Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003). He is one of the taishū engeki stars to have become a professional enka recording artist.
Tachibana was born into a family of stage actors, particularly in taishū engeki which translates to "theater for the masses" or "working-class Kabuki" in Oita Prefecture. His troupe, Tachibana Kikutarou Gekidan, was founded by his grandparents and it was inherited by his uncle. At the age of three, he debuted in his uncle's theater and toured around the country for performances ever since. At an early young age, his talent and skillfulness as an onnagata (female impersonator) labeled him as one of Heisei era's genius onnagata (平成の天才女形, Heisei no tensai onnagata).
| Date of Birth | 27th January 1987 |
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| Age | 37 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth Place | Oita Prefecture |
| Language | Japanese |
| Reference | IMDB |
