An Actor's Revenge
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1/13/1963Runtime
114 minsGenres
Overview
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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A stylized revenge tragedy set within the rigid codes of Edo-period Japan, where a kabuki actor's elaborate performance becomes inseparable from his quest for vengeance. It's a film that treats revenge as a kind of art, measured and deeply felt.
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Fujiko Yamamoto
Ohatsu
Ayako Wakao
Namiji
Eiji Funakoshi
Heima Kadokura
Naritoshi Hayashi
Mukuzu
Eijirō Yanagi
Hiromi-ya
Chūsha Ichikawa
Kikunojo Nakamura
Saburo Date
Kawaguchi-ya
Jun Hamamura
Isshosai
Kikue Mōri
Cruel Old Woman
Masayoshi Kikuno
Yukinojo's Father
Raizō Ichikawa
Hirutaro
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