Real name: Honma Hisao

Guild: Yamatoya

Birthday: 10 May 1956

Connections:

Great-grandfather: Morita Kan'ya XII

Grandfather: Morita Kan'ya XIII

Father: Bandô Kôtarô

Brother: Bandô Kichiya II

Son: Bandô Shingo

Career:

May 1973: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Bandô Yajûrô and playing a monk role in the dance "Yakko Dôjôji".

February 1978: Yajûrô becomes nadai and plays the role of Ihei in the play "Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Shimbashi Embujô theater.

April 1987: Yajûrô takes part in the revival at the Meijiza of the play "Jûni Hitoe Komachi Zakura", which includes the famous Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Tsumoru Koi Yuki no seki no To" [more details].

September 1998: third edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu"; Yajûrô plays the roles of Yasuke and Tomimori Sukeemon [more details].

January 2000: Yajûrô plays the prestigious role of the villain Iwanaga Saemon in the play "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 2001: 4th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Sannin Kichisa"; Yajûrô plays the role of Dozaemon Denkichi [more details].

June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Yajûrô plays the role of Tsuribune Sabu [more details].

June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII) with the production of "Sakura Hime"; Yajûrô plays the role of Zangetsu [more details].

March~April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production (in two different programs) of "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan"; Yajûrô plays the roles of Naosuke Gombei or Yotsuya Samon/Hotoke no Magobei [more details].

July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July) and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July); Yajûrô plays in New York the role of Eirakuya Gonzaemon in "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". He also plays in Washington the roles of Kamei Rokurô and Tamanoi in "Kanjinchô" and "Migawari Zazen" [more details].

Comments:

Bandô Yajûrô is a talented supporting tachiyaku actor of the Yamatoya guild.