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The Written Face
In Japanese theater, women's roles are traditionally played by men. The man playing the woman's role, the Onnagata, does not imitate the woman, as in the West, but tries to capture her significance. He need not stick close to his model, but draws far more from his own identity - a shift of value takes place, which is nonetheless not a step beyond. THE WRITTEN FACE is an attempt to offer an insight into the Japanese Kabuki star Tamasaburo Bando, one of the last defenders of this ancient and disappearing performing tradition.
| Release : | 1995 |
| Rating : | 7.8 |
| Studio : | Eurospace, T&C Film Zurich, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Assistant Director, |
| Cast : | Tamasaburo Bando Kazuo Ohno Kai Shishido Toshiya Nagasawa Han Takehara |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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Perfectly adorable
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
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The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
