The Written Face

The Written Face

1995 de 89 minutes

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Plot

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.

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Cast

Tamasaburo Bando

Tamasaburo Bando

Self

Kazuo Ohno

Kazuo Ohno

Self

Kai Shishido

Kai Shishido

Toshiya Nagasawa

Toshiya Nagasawa

Asaji Tsutakiyokomatsu

Asaji Tsutakiyokomatsu

Han Takehara

Han Takehara

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Self

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