Tamasaburō Bandō V

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

Most Known For

Nastazja

as Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Kyoka Izumi

Yumeji

as Onshu Inamura

Demon Pond

as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

The Tale of Himeji Castle

The Written Face

as Self

Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern

Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber

Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum

as Self

Ume Goyomi