Did this longhair ponytail hairdo actually appear on Japan?

>>3038152
It might be a time period thing

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>>3038152
As said before. In the /fa/ thread. Ronin would maybe have it like that.
I'm sure some people in general wore it like that, it just wasn't common for samurai in most periods.
In Heian period, I think not shaving the head was big too. So that's another possibly.

If you're talking specifically anime and movies depicting actual samurai though, it's likely just to not alienate the audience too much like you're saying in a way.
like the same reason they don't usually show nobles with blackened teeth either.
Or the same reason they don't show Europeans in the 18th century putting on their wigs every time.

>>3038223
>Or the same reason they don't show Europeans in the 18th century putting on their wigs every time.

a shame really

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>>3038226
Meh, the wigs looked weird imo so I can relate. The concept was bizarre too, especially when you think about how it caught on.

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>>3038152
How out of place would this look?

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>>3038286

>>3038286
Did ancient Japanese dye their hair red? probably not

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that other hairdo

>>3038402
For samurai only though.
If you think about it, the long hair might just be other people who weren't warlords or samurai. Like rich merchants, or ninja.

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>>3038409
Forgot pic of shinobi.