Tamasaburō Bandō V
Acting·April 25, 1950 — 76 years old·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
Known For
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2015Kodō EternityDirector2014Kodō LegendDirector2014Kodō: The Heartbeat of the DrumSelf2013Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber2009Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern2004Ume Goyomi2004Kodō - One Earth Tour SpecialDirector1995The Tale of Himeji CastleDirector1995The Written FaceSelf1994NastazjaPrince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna1993YearningDirector1992GekashitsuDirector · Screenplay1991YumejiOnshu Inamura1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisKyoka Izumi1979Demon PondYuri / Princess Shirayuki