The Written Face

The Written Face

1995
1h 29m
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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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
T&C Film Zurich Eurospace RSI
Production Countries
Japan Switzerland
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

female artist performing arts portrait of an artist artistic dance dance theatre art documentary

Quick Facts

Original Title Das geschriebene Gesicht
Release Date September 1, 1995
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0113159

Cast

Tamasaburō Bandō V
Tamasaburō Bandō V

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

Key Crew

Marcel Hoehn
Producer
Kenzo Horikoshi
Producer
Daniel Schmid
Writer
Daniel Schmid
Director