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Here, the role is undertaken by Tamasaburo Bando, an internationally renowned master of the art who is known simply as Tamasaburo in Japan..
Bandō Tamasaburō V
Japanese kabuki actor, director (1950-)
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Age of five-seven years old begins to perform in Kabuki theatre and Andrzej Wajda - Meeting with Tamasaburo Bando (/).
For other actors by this name, see Bandō Tamasaburō.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Bandō.
Bandō Tamasaburō V (五代目 坂東 玉三郎, Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō) (born 25 April 1950) is a Kabuki actor and the most popular and celebrated 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 play