- Bandō Tamasaburō V
Infobox actor
name = Bandō Tamasaburō V
五代目坂東玉三郎
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caption = Tamasaburō asAmaterasu and Fujimoto Yoshikazu of Kodo asSusanoo at Kodo's 25th anniversary performance.
birthdate = Birth date and age|1950|4|25|df=y
location =Tokyo ,Japan
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birthname = Shin'ichi MoritaWhile the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after theMeiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).]
othername = Bandō Kinoji, Yamatoya
homepage = http://www.tamasaburo.co.jp
notable role = "Sagi Musume "
academyawards =nihongo|Bandō Tamasaburō V|五代目 坂東 玉三郎|Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō (b. 1950) is a
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.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 adopted father had been the fourth.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 adopted father and other noteworthy actors such as
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII . Since then, he has continued to perform, not only in numerous plays at theKabuki-za in Tokyo, but in many other venues. He took part in an American tour in 1985, performing at New York'sMetropolitan Opera House , theKennedy Center inWashington, DC , and inLos Angeles as well; he would perform inParis the following year.Tamasaburō has also appeared in a number of films and special dance performances such as
BESETO in 2001, which celebrated the entertainment traditions of China, Korea, and Japan. In 1996, he collaborated withYo-yo Ma and performed at theSuntory Hall in Tokyo, dancing dramatically toJohann Sebastian Bach 's "Suite No. 5 for Unaccompanied Cello." He also performed alongsidetaiko drummers Kodo in 2006, as part of Kodo's 25th anniversary celebration.Note
Reference & External links
* [http://kabuki21.com/tamasaburo5.php Bandō Tamasaburō V at Kabuki21.com]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIEGZvaBg8Y Interview & Video of Performances at YouTube - first in a series]
* [http://www.kodo.or.jp/friends/kodobeat/kb77.pdf KODO Beat vol. 77]
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