Biography
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (八代目 坂東 三津五郎, Hachidaime Bandō Mitsugorō) (19 October 1906 – 16 January 1975) was one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors from the 1930s until his death. He was a renowned tachiyaku and katakiyaku, specializing in particular in the aragoto style. He was officially designated as a "Living National Treasure" by the Japanese government in 1973.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
Narrator 1
Terumasa Ikeda
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
Movie
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lord of Steel Heart (1961)
Movie
Jujiro Nakamura
The Ladder of Success (1958)
Movie
Tsuruya Nanboku
White Fan (1956)
Movie
Narrator
I Saw a Phantom Fish (1950)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-10-19
Deathday1975-01-16 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As八代目坂東三津五郎, Bandō Yasosuke III, 三代目坂東八十助, Bandō Minosuke VI, 六代目坂東蓑助
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