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