An Actor's Revenge ( Yukinojo henge ) ( Revenge of a Kabuki Actor )

An Actor's Revenge (DVD) (*)

$35.99

Original Title: Yukinojo henge
Alternate Title: Revenge of a Kabuki Actor
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Kon Ichikawa

Written By:
Kon Ichikawa
Daisuke Itô
Teinosuke Kinugasa

Actors:
Kazuo Hasegawa ..... Yukinojo Nakamura/Yamitaro the Thief
Fujiko Yamamoto ..... Ohatsu
Ayako Wakao ..... Namiji
Eiji Funakoshi ..... Heima Kadokura
Narutoshi Hayashi ..... Mukuzu
Eijirô Yanagi ..... Hiromi-ya
Chûsha Ichikawa ..... Kikunojo Nakamura
Ganjiro Nakamura ..... Sansai Dobe
Saburo Date ..... Kawaguchi-ya
Jun Hamamura ..... Isshosai
Kikue Môri ..... Cruel Old Woman
Masayoshi Kikuno ..... Yukinojo's Father
Raizô Ichikawa ..... Hirutaro
Shintarô Katsu ..... Hojin
Yutaka Nakayama ..... Townsman

Synopsis:

In this renowned and classic Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa, the great Kabuki onnagata Kasuo Hasegawa celebrates his 300th film appearance in a role designed especially for him. One of the classic theater styles of Japan, Kabuki does not use women in female roles. Highly trained male actors, called "onnagata," perform in them, and are often more convincing as women than many women might be. In the story, set in 1836, Yukinojo (Kasuo Hasegawa) is an onnagata, travelling to Edo in feminine disguise. On his journey, he recognizes three ruthless merchants who ruined his father's business, driving him to suicide. Pledged to revenge his father's death, he follows them, and with the help of a mysterious bandit martial artist named Yamitaro (also Hasegawa), fulfills his pledge, even though this means the destruction of one of the merchant's innocent daughters, who has fallen in love with him. Actor Hasegawa performed these same roles in a 1935 film version of this same story, directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, who consulted on this film.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 05 March, 2008.

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