Bandō Tamasaburō V

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Bandō.
Bandō Tamasaburō V
五代目坂東玉三郎
Bandō Tamasaburō V
Born
Shin'ichi Morita[a]

(1950-04-25) 25 April 1950 (age 74)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesBandō Kinoji, Yamatoya
FatherMorita Kan'ya XIV
Websitehttp://www.tamasaburo.co.jp

Bandō Tamasaburō V (五代目 坂東 玉三郎, Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō) (born 25 April 1950) is a

onnagata (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage.[1][2]
He has also acted in several films.

Life and career

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.[3][4][5]

Like all Kabuki actors, Tamasaburō has devoted his life to the theater from a very young age. By 1975, when Morita Kan'ya XIV died, Tamasaburō had already performed in countless plays, many of them alongside his adoptive father and other noteworthy actors such as

Washington, DC, and in Los Angeles. He first performed in Paris
the following year.

In 1993, he directed the film Yearning, which was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[6]

Baku Yumemakura wrote the lyrics of his dance production "Yokihi" which is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Kwei-Fei. In 1993, Baku Yumemakura wrote specially for Kabuki Sangoku denrai genjyou banashi. Both of "Yokihi" and Sangoku denrai genjyou banashi were performed at The Kabuki-za Theater.

Tamasaburō has also appeared in a number of films and special dance performances such as

Kodo One Earth Tour Special in 2003 as well as performed alongside the taiko
drummers in 2006, as part of Kodo's 25th anniversary celebration.

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).

References

  1. Encyclopedia Britannica
    . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-0-19-860174-6
    . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-5225-7980-9
    . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4422-3911-1
    . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ISBN 978-1-134-24201-6
    . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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