An Actor's Revenge
1959 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo’s kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents’ names and leading them to death when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. He receives the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, who fights against rice speculation.
Direction Masahiro Makino
Cast Chikage Awashima · Shinobu Chihara · Nizaemon Kataoka · Yataro Kurokawa · Keiko Okawa · Eitarô Shindô · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Hashizo Okawa
Soundtrack Seiichi Suzuki
Screenplay Suzuki Hyôgo · Otokichi Mikami
Cinematography Minoru Miki
Original title Yukinojô henge
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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