• Film ID:
  • 4716
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=108 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Japan.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • Japanese.
AN ACTOR'S REVENGE (1962)
(YUKINOJO HENGE)
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa. Fujiko Yamamoto. Ayako Wakao. Eiji Funakoshi. Narutoshi Hayashi. Eijiro Yanagi. Chusha Ichikawa. Ganjiro Nakamura. Saburo Date.
Director(s)
Kon Ichikawa.
Categories
Classics. Drama. Art House. 19th Century. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). Historical. Recommended.
Review
Wildly unusual costume tale of a Kabuki female impersonator who avenges his parents' suicides by courting (in female guise) their tormentors. His elaborate revenge is superbly choreographed by director Ichikawa, and the central performance of Hasegawa (in TWO roles!) is beyond remarkable.
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