Tamasaburō Bandō V
Actor · Director · Screenplay
Born Apr 25, 1950 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1979–present · 5′9″ (174 cm)
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.
Filmography
Demon Pond (1979) — Yuri / Princess ShirayukiYumeji (1991) — Onshu InamuraYearning (1993) — DirectorTokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) — Kyoka IzumiGekashitsu (1992) — Director · ScreenplayNastazja (1994) — Prince Myshkin / Nastasya FilippovnaThe Tale of Himeji Castle (1995) — DirectorUme Goyomi (2004)Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber (2013)Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern (2009)Kodō - One Earth Tour Special (2004) — DirectorKodō Legend (2014) — DirectorKodō Eternity (2015) — Director