An Actor's Revenge (1959)

  • NR
  • 12/25/1959 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 25m

Overview

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 suicide 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. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.

Masahiro Makino

Director

Hyōgo Suzuki

Screenplay

Otokichi Mikami

Novel

Cast

Hashizo Okawa's headshot

Hashizo Okawa

Chikage Awashima's headshot

Chikage Awashima

Keiko Okawa's headshot

Keiko Okawa

Tomisaburō Wakayama's headshot

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Yataro Kurokawa's headshot

Yataro Kurokawa

Shinobu Chihara's headshot

Shinobu Chihara

Yoshio Yoshida's headshot

Yoshio Yoshida

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