Until 1644, when onnagata actors were required to adopt male hairstyles regardless of the gender they were portraying, actors playing characters like female warriors capitalized on the interest in the futanari quality, which was common in both samurai and commoner society.
Indtil 1644, hvor onnagata-skuespillere, fik krav om at have mandlig frisure uanset hvilket køn de spillede, benyttede skuespillere, der spillede figurer som kvindelige krigere, sig af interessen for futanari, der var udbredt i både samurai-klassen og blandt almindelige borgere.