Peter (actor)

{{Short description|Japanese singer, dancer and actor (born 1952)}}

{{For|other actors named Peter|List of people named Peter}}

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{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Peter

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| birth_name = Shinnosuke Ikehata

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|08|08}}

| birth_place = Sōemonchō, Osaka, Japan

| nationality = Japanese

| occupation = Singer, Actor

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{{nihongo|Shinnosuke Ikehata|池畑 慎之介|Ikehata Shinnosuke}} (born August 8, 1952, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor known for his roles in the 1969 film Funeral Parade of Roses, directed by Toshio Matsumoto, and the 1985 film Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa.{{cite news|last=Carr|first=Jay|title=Kurosawa's 'Ran' A Masterwork|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/662304971.html?dids=662304971:662304971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+20,+1985&author=Jay+Carr,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=KUROSAWA%27S+%27RAN%27+A+MASTERWORK&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201024419/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/662304971.html?dids=662304971:662304971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+20,+1985&author=Jay+Carr,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=KUROSAWA'S+'RAN'+A+MASTERWORK&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2010|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=December 20, 1985}} Ikehata uses the stage name {{nihongo|Peter|ピーター|Pītā}} when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues. Always seen dancing in tight clothes at dancing clubs, he adopted the stage name at sixteen years old after his style of dress and dance which was said to resemble Peter Pan. One of Japan's most famous gay entertainers, Peter's androgynous appearance has enabled him to often play transgender characters and he often appears on stage in dresses.