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
Filmography
all 10
Movies 9
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Ume Goyomi (2004)
Movie
Actor
Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach (1998)
TV
Tomi-Hime
The Tale of Himeji Castle (1995)
Movie
Actor
The Written Face (1995)
Movie
Prince Myshkin / Nastasya Filippovna
Nastazja (1994)
Movie
Director
Yearning (1993)
Movie
Director
Gekashitsu (1992)
Movie
Onshu Inamura
Yumeji (1991)
Movie
Kyoka Izumi
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Movie
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
Demon Pond (1979)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.38
Based on 2.11 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1979
1992
1994
2004
2004
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-04-25 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As五代目 坂東 玉三郎, 坂東玉三郎
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Golden Arrow Award, Person of Cultural Merit, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Praemium Imperiale
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