Haruko Sugimura

The Written Face (1995)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Schmid
CAST:  Tamasaburo Bando  •  Kazuo Ohno  •  Haruko Sugimura  •  Kai Shishido

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Schmid
CAST:  Tamasaburo Bando  •  Kazuo Ohno  •  Haruko Sugimura  •  Kai Shishido