Das geschriebene Gesicht (1995)
The Written Face
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Tamasaburo Bando
as Self
as Self
Kazuo Ohno
as Self
as Self
Kai Shishido
as
as
Toshiya Nagasawa
as
as
Asaji Tsutakiyokomatsu
as
as
Han Takehara
as
as
Haruko Sugimura
as Self
as Self
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Kenzo Horikoshi
Producer
Producer
Marcel Hoehn
Producer
Producer
Dieter Meyer
Sound
Sound
Daniel Schmid
Writer
Writer
Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Franz Liszt
Music
Music
Giacomo Puccini
Music
Music
Daniel Schmid
Director
Director
Shinji Aoyama
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
