Actor
Tamasaburō Bandō V
25 Apr 1950Born
76Age
13Credits
Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanBirthplace
Biography
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
Known for
Demon PondYuri / Princess Shirayuki6.6
YumejiOnshu Inamura6.4
Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisKyoka Izumi6.1
NastazjaPrince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
The Tale of Himeji CastleDirector
GekashitsuDirector, Screenplay
YearningDirector
Ume GoyomiFilm
Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the BarberFilm
Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony LanternFilm
Kodō - One Earth Tour SpecialDirector
Kodō LegendDirector
Filmography
- 2015Kodō EternityFilm: Director
- 2014Kodō LegendFilm: Director
- 2013Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the BarberFilm
- 2009Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony LanternFilm
- 2004Ume GoyomiFilm
- 2004Kodō - One Earth Tour SpecialFilm: Director
- 1995The Tale of Himeji CastleFilm: Director
- 1994NastazjaFilm: Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
- 1993YearningFilm: Director
- 1992GekashitsuFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1991YumejiFilm: Onshu Inamura
- 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisFilm: Kyoka Izumi
- 1979Demon PondFilm: Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
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