An Actor's Revenge
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Time Out says
Yukinojo, a female impersonator in a Kabuki theatre troupe, takes revenge on the three nobles who forced his parents to commit suicide. Maintaining his female role offstage, he pursues his vendetta by playing out a false courtship, and by turning his enemies against each other. A film of phenomenal all-round accomplishment, with daringly stylised visuals. Nothing is more astonishing than the twin performances of Kazuo Hasegawa as both Yukinojo and the thief who befriends him, Yomitaro - especially when you learn that Hasegawa had already played the dual role in Kinugasa's version of the story, made nearly thirty years earlier.Author: TR
Release details
UK release:
1963
Duration:
113 mins
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Cast:
Ganjiri Nakamura, Ayako Wakao, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizo Ichikawa
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Screenwriter:
Natto Wada, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Daisuke Ito
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