Bando Mitsugoro X
- Name: Bando Mitsugoro X
- Native name: 守田寿
- Given name: Morita Hisashi
- Also Known as: 十代目坂東三津五郎, Bando Yasosuke V, 五代目坂東八十助, もりた ひさし
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: January 23, 1956
- Died: February 21, 2015
Born as the eldest son of the Yamatoya guild, his grandfather was Bando Mitsugoro VIII, one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors who was designated as a "Living National Treasure" by the Japanese government in 1973. His father was Bando Mitsugoro IX who was also a Kabuki icon.
Morita made his first appearance on stage in September 1962, receiving the name of Bando Yasosuke V during a special name-taking ceremony for 3 generations of actors belonging to the Yamatoya guild. Throughout his career, Morita had performed numerous revival acts, and extensively tour around the world to preserve and promote the Kabuki traditions. He was awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize in 2006, and the Matsuo Performing Arts Awards in 2009. In the same year, received the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 2015, the Order of the Rising Sun was awarded.
On screen, Morita is internationally best known for portraying the role of the young bonze Mizoguchi in"Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters", directed by Paul Shrader. He appeared in several Taiga drama and Jidaigeki films such as "Senhime", "Takeda Shingen" and "Rikyu", as well as in Renzoku dramas, notably "Unubore Deka" and "Roosevelt Game". Morita was known for his love and passion for Japanese castle architecture. He had released a couple of books about castles as well as produced and narrated several travelogue programs.
In his private life, Morita was twice married and divorced. His first wife was a former Takarazuka Revue actress Kotobuki Hizuru with whom he had two children. The eldest daughter is actress Morita Nao, and the younger son is Kabuki actor and musician Morita Mitsuhisa, known professionally as Bando Minosuke II. His brief second marriage was with Kondo Sato, a former Fuji TV announcer.
Morita passed away of pancreatic cancer on February 21, 2015. Edit Biography
Drama
Title | Rating |
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Roosevelt Game
Japanese Drama, 2014, 9 eps
Bito Tatsugoro
(Support Role)
|
7.9
|
Unubore Deka
Japanese Drama, 2010, 11 eps
Kurihashi Makoto
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
Komyo ga Tsuji
Japanese Drama, 2006, 49 eps
Akechi Mitsuhide
(Support Role)
|
7.8
|
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Japanese Drama, 1998, 49 eps
Katsu Kaishu
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Japanese Drama, 1994, 12 eps
Yonezawa Hachidan (Ep.5)
(Guest Role)
|
8.3
|
Tokugawa Bugei Cho Yagyu Sandai No Ken
Japanese Drama, 1993, 13 eps
Isshin Tasuke
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
Onihei Hankacho
Japanese Drama, 1989, 26 eps
Yamaguchi Heikichi | Matsugoro (S01 E 08)
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
Takeda Shingen
Japanese Drama, 1988, 50 eps
Suwa Yorishige
(Support Role)
|
8.2
|
Hanshichi Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps
Matsuyoshi
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Otei-chan
Japanese Drama, 1978, 156 eps
Osawa Kotaro
(Support Role)
|
6.5
|
Shingo Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1977, 196 eps
Okabe Shinjuro (Ep. 8)
(Guest Role)
|
2.0
|
Fufu Tabi Nikki: Saraba Ronin
Japanese Drama, 1976, 25 eps
(Ep. 10)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Katsu Kaishu
Japanese Drama, 1974, 52 eps
Tokugawa Iemochi
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
San Shimai
Japanese Drama, 1967, 52 eps
Saito Yakuro
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Admiral Yamamoto
Japanese Movie, 2011,
Vice Admiral Hori Teikichi
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
The Lightning Tree
Japanese Movie, 2010,
Tokugawa Ienari
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Kabei: Our Mother
Japanese Movie, 2008,
Nogami Shigeru
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
Love and Honor
Japanese Movie, 2006,
Shimada Toya
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Asura no Gotoku
Japanese Movie, 2003,
Masukawa Sadaharu
(Support Role)
|
6.5
|
Rikyu
Japanese Movie, 1989,
Ishida Mitsunari
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Erotic Campus: Rape Reception
Japanese Movie, 1977,
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Special
Title | Rating |
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Nekoben to Toumei Ningen
Japanese Special, 2013, 1 eps
Hatano Shuichi
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1996 Christmas Special
Japanese Special, 1996, 1 eps
{Gorilla} Takahashi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Ai ni Moeru Sengoku no Onna
Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps
Kashira
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Chushingura
Japanese Special, 1987, 2 eps
Tanaka Sadashiro
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Himitsu no Arashi-chan
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 211 eps
(Ep. 94)
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
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