Bandō Tamasaburō

Bandō Tamasaburō (坂東 玉三郎) is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Bandō family. Of the five who have held this name, most were adopted into the lineage. Many members of the Bandō family were also adopted or blood members of the Morita family, who established and ran the Morita-za theatre in Edo.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Bandō.
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Tamasaburō, like other actors' names, is bestowed (or given up) at grand naming ceremonies called shūmei in which a number of actors formally change their names. The name Tamasaburō is generally taken early in an actor's career; another name is taken afterwards.

Lineage
  • Bandō Tamasaburō I (November 1824 - October 1839)[1] Adopted son of Bandō Mitsugorō III. Took the name Tamasaburō upon his first stage appearance.
  • Bandō Tamasaburō II (November 1844 - January 1869) - Adopted son of Tamasaburō I.
  • Bandō Tamasaburō III (March 1889 - 1904) - daughter of Morita Kan'ya XII. Joined an all-female kabuki troupe, which ultimately failed; she then moved to New York City.
  • Bandō Tamasaburō IV (July 1914 – December 1975) - grandson of Morita Kan'ya XII and adopted son of Kan'ya XIII.
  • Bandō Tamasaburō V (June 1964 – present) - adopted son of Tamasaburō IV; currently the most popular onnagata in Kabuki.

Notes
  1. Note: the dates given here do not represent the birth/death dates of the actor; rather, they indicate the period during which the actor held the name Tamasaburō.
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