Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 49 years ago |
Date of birth | October 19,1906 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Tokyo |
Japan | |
Date of died | January 16,1975 |
Died | Kyoto |
Kyoto | |
Japan | |
Parents | Bandō Mitsugorō VII |
Siblings | Nobuo Aoyagi |
Grandparents | Morita Kanya XII |
Job | Actor |
Movies/Shows | Kagero ezu |
Utamaro and His Five Women | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1380019 |
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII Life story
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII was one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors from the 1930s until his death. He was a renowned tachiyaku and katakiyaku, specializing in particular in the aragoto style. He was officially designated as a "Living National Treasure" by the Japanese government in 1973.