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The Written Face(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-09-01
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Time: 1h 29m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
T&C Film Zurich
RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Movie: The Written Face
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五代目 坂東玉三郎
Self
大野一雄
Self
宍戸開
永澤俊矢
Han Takehara
杉村春子
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