Tamasaburō Bandō V
Known for Acting · 10 credits
- Born
- 1950-04-25 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 五代目 坂東 玉三郎 · 坂東玉三郎 (5代目)
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
Movies (10)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Kyoka Izumi
Demon Pond
1979
as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
Yumeji
1991
as Onshu Inamura
The Written Face
1995
as Self
The Tale of Himeji Castle
1995
Nastazja
1994
as Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern
2009
Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber
2013
Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum
2014
as Self
Ume Goyomi
2004
About Tamasaburō Bandō V
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 Fes… With 10 credits spanning from 1979 to 2014, Tamasaburō Bandō V has appeared in 10 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tamasaburō Bandō V Movies
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) — as Kyoka Izumi
- Demon Pond (1979) — as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
- Yumeji (1991) — as Onshu Inamura
- The Written Face (1995) — as Self
- The Tale of Himeji Castle (1995)
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