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 his stage name of Peter ピーター Pītā when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues Always seen dancing with tight shirts and pants at dancing clubs he adopted the stage name when he was 16 after his style of dress and dance which was said to resemble Peter Pan One of Japans most famous gay entertainers Peters androgynous appearance has enabled him to often play transvestite or female characters and he often appears on stage in womens clothing he does not identify as female however Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia