Film

The Written Face

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Cinéma suisse redécouvert

Switzerland, Japan · 1995 · DCP 4K · Color · 94' · o.v. Japanese

Digital restoration Cinémathèque suisse with the support of Memoriav - laboratory: L'Immagine ritrovata, Bologna.

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A four-act portrait of the Japanese kabuki star Tamasaburo Bando V, considered to be the greatest onnagata of all time – a male actor interpreting female roles. Daniel Schmid investigates identities, obsessions and models through a moving meditation on the fluidity of beauty. A visual poem that portrays the enthralling game of art.


Information

Director

Daniel Schmid

Screenplay

Daniel Schmid

Cast

Han Takehara, Haruko Sugimura, Kazuo Ohno, Tamasaburo Bando, Yajuro Bando

Producer

Kenzo Horikoshi, Marcel Hoehn

Co-producer

Shoko Kimizuka

Cinematography

Renato Berta

Editing

Daniela Roderer

Music

Franz Liszt, Giacomo Puccini

Production

Euro Space

T & C Film AG

Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI)

Swiss distributor

Frenetic Films

Print

Cinémathèque suisse