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

Known For

Demon Pond

as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

Yumeji

as Onshu Inamura

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Kyoka Izumi

Nastazja

as Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna

The Tale of Himeji Castle

Ume Goyomi

Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber

The Written Face

as Self

Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum

as Self

Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern