Original title:
Das geschriebene Gesicht
[de]
Das geschriebene Gesicht
[de]
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.
Genre
Documentary
Country
Switzerland 
Japan
Japan
Duration
1 hour 29 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Self
Tamasaburo Bando
Self
Kazuo Ohno
Kai Shishido
Toshiya Nagasawa
Asaji Tsutakiyokomatsu
Han Takehara
Self
Haruko Sugimura
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