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Tamasaburō Bandō V

Apr 25, 1950 (75 years old) in 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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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Kyoka Izumi
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Demon Pond
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
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Yumeji
Onshu Inamura
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Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum
Self
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The Tale of Himeji Castle
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Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber
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The Written Face
Self
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Nastazja
Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
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Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern
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Ume Goyomi

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