Tamasaburō Bandō V
Acting · Born 1950-04-25 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kabuki actor, and the most popular and celebrated onnagata (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage. He has also acted in a handful of films. Born in 1950, Shin'ichi Morita was adopted by Morita Kan'ya XIV, and made his first appearance on stage at the age of seven, under the name Bandō Kinoji. At a shūmei (naming ceremony) in 1964 he became the fifth to take the name Bandō Tamasaburō; his adoptive father had been the fourth. In 1993, he directed the film Yearning, which was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
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Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum 2014
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Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber 2013
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Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern 2009
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Ume Goyomi 2004
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The Tale of Himeji Castle 1995
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The Written Face 1995
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Nastazja 1994
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Yumeji 1991
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988
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Demon Pond 1979
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