Stage names:
Bandô Takesaburô V
Bandô Shinsha III
Onoe Sasatarô I
Dancer Name: Yamamura Taikaku
Real name: Okazaki Shôji
Guild: Otowaya
Line number: GODAIME (V)
Birthday: 4 August 1932
Connections:
Adopted father: Onoe Kikujirô IV
Disciples: Bandô Shinsha IV, Bandô Takeyuki, Bandô Takeaki
Career:
April 1949: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Nakaza in Ôsaka, where he receives the name of Onoe Sasatarô I.
September 1959: Onoe Sasatarô I takes the name of Bandô Shinsha III at the Shinkabukiza (Ôsaka), playing in the dramas "Kagotsurube" and "Minowa no Shinjű".
1967: Shinsha is adopted by the actor Onoe Kikujirô IV.
March 1967: Bandô Shinsha III takes the name of Bandô Takesaburô V at the Asahiza (Ôsaka), playing the roles of Koganosuke and Okatsu in the dramas "Yoshinogawa" and "Terutora Haizen".
24 July 1981: his adopted father Onoe Kikujirô IV dies.
Comments:
Bandô Takesaburô V is one of the few onnagata actor trained in the great tradition of the Kamigata Kabuki. He is amazing in the roles of cruel stepmothers.
The mon of Bandô Takesaburô V