Tamasaburō Bandō V

Acting·Apr 25, 1950·Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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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

Film	Credit
Kodō Eternity2015 · Director	Director
Kodō Legend2014 · Director	Director
Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum2014 · Self	Self
Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber2013 · Actor	Actor
Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern2009 · Actor	Actor
Ume Goyomi2004 · Actor	Actor
Kodō - One Earth Tour Special2004 · Director	Director
The Tale of Himeji Castle1995 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Written Face1995 · Self	Self
Nastazja1994 · Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna	Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
Yearning1993 · Director	Director
Gekashitsu1992 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Yumeji1991 · Onshu Inamura	Onshu Inamura
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis1988 · Kyoka Izumi	Kyoka Izumi
Demon Pond1979 · Yuri / Princess Shirayuki	Yuri / Princess Shirayuki