Basic Info
Release: September 01, 1995
Runtime: 89 min
Status: Released
The Written Face
1995
89 min
Overview
In Japanese theater, women's roles are traditionally played by men. The man playing the woman's role, the Onnagata, does not imitate the woman, as in the West, but tries to capture her significance. He need not stick close to his model, but draws far more from his own identity - a shift of value takes place, which is nonetheless not a step beyond. THE WRITTEN FACE is an attempt to offer an insight into the Japanese Kabuki star Tamasaburo Bando, one of the last defenders of this ancient and disappearing performing tradition.
Genres
Documentary
TV Movie
Fantasy
Production Countries
- Japan
- Switzerland
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
Flatrate
OVID
Cast
Tamasaburō Bandō V
Self
Kazuo Ohno
Self
Kai Shishido
Toshiya Nagasawa
Asaji Tsutakiyokomatsu
Han Takehara
Haruko Sugimura
Self
Crew
Marcel Hoehn
Producer
Kenzo Horikoshi
Producer
Daniel Schmid
Writer
Franz Liszt
Music
Giacomo Puccini
Music
Daniel Schmid
Director
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