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 Festival
10
Acting Credits
6
Crew Credits
Acting
Movie
Demon Pond
as Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
1979
Movie
Yumeji
as Onshu Inamura
1991
Movie
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Kyoka Izumi
1988
Movie
Nastazja
as Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
1994
Movie
The Tale of Himeji Castle
1995
Movie
The Written Face
as Self
1995
Movie
Ume Goyomi
2004
Movie
Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber
2013
Movie
Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum
as Self
2014
Movie
Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern
2009
