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The Written Face

The Written Face

DocumentaryFantasy
1995, Movie, 1h 29min
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.
Country: Switzerland,Japan
Director:
Daniel Schmid
Cast:
Haruko Sugimura,
Toshiya Nagasawa,
Kai Shishido,
Tamasaburō Bandō V
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Daniel Schmid
Director
Daniel Schmid
Writer
Haruko Sugimura
As Self
Kai Shishido
Actor
Kazuo Ohno
As Self
Han Takehara
Actor

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