Tsumasaburō "Bantsuma" Bandō was one of the most prominent Japanese actors of the twentieth century. Famous for his rebellious, sword fighting roles in many jidaigeki silent films, he rose to fame after joining the Tōjiin Studio of Makino Film Productions in Kyoto in 1923.
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Actors playing samurai and ronin at Kyoto's Eigamura film studio
Actor Kotaro Satomi on the set of Mito Kōmon
Ban'ya, Toei Uzumasa Studios
Licensed quarter on a set at Toei Uzumasa Studios, Kyoto