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