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An Actor's Revenge

Original title: Yukinojô henge
  • 19631963
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 55m
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7.4/10
2.6K
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An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Drama
Yukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and... Read allYukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill Yukinojo.Yukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill Yukinojo.
IMDb RATING
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2.6K
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    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Otokichi Mikami(newspaper serial)
    • Daisuke Itô(screenplay)
    • Teinosuke Kinugasa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kazuo Hasegawa
    • Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Ayako Wakao
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Otokichi Mikami(newspaper serial)
    • Daisuke Itô(screenplay)
    • Teinosuke Kinugasa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kazuo Hasegawa
    • Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Ayako Wakao
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    • 20User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    Kazuo Hasegawa
    Kazuo Hasegawa
    • Yukinojo Nakamura…
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Ohatsu
    Ayako Wakao
    Ayako Wakao
    • Namiji
    Eiji Funakoshi
    Eiji Funakoshi
    • Heima Kadokura
    Narutoshi Hayashi
    • Mukuzu
    Eijirô Yanagi
    Eijirô Yanagi
    • Hiromi-ya
    Chûsha Ichikawa
    • Kikunojo Nakamura
    Ganjirô Nakamura
    Ganjirô Nakamura
    • Sansai Dobe
    Yutaka Nakayama
    Yutaka Nakayama
    • Townsman
    Chitose Maki
    • Townswoman
    Toshio Chiba
    • Ronin
    Kôichi Mizuhara
    Kôichi Mizuhara
    • Dobe's Man
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    Saburô Date
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    Kikue Môri
    • Cruel Old Woman
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    Yoshi Katô
    • Shogun's Retainer
    Eigorô Onoe
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      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Otokichi Mikami(newspaper serial)
      • Daisuke Itô(screenplay)
      • Teinosuke Kinugasa(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Originally designed as a tribute to actor Kazuo Hasegawa, whose 300th film this was. The film was based Teinosuke Kinugasa's Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen (1935) which also starred Hasegawa in the same dual role.
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      Version of Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen (1935)

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    A vibrant, theatrical film with a forgettable story but impressive style
    This is an Ichikawa film so expect anything short of sheer visual awesomeness and yer a fool. Impeccably staged, superbly lighted and shot with remarkable flair for atmosphere, this one deserves a watch on its technical cinematic merits alone. The plot relates the adventures of a Kabuki stage actor plotting revenge against those who disgraced and drove his parents to madness and suicide, apparently a readaptation of a 30's movie. Everything is very campy though and the protagonist, a feminine man with a pathetic croaky voice dressed in woman's clothes, is bound to induce a fair amount of groans. Obviously related to the material at hand, Ichikawa stages and shoots the movie in a stylized theatrical manner. The intentional artificiality of sets and lighting perfectly mirrors that. Perhaps the best thing about it is the use of colour, with bright reds, yellows and whites offering a vibrant counterbalance to the almost complete darkness of other set-pieces. All in all, I didn't find the dramaturgy of the film very involving and I suspect Ichikawa didn't care for it either. From a technical standpoint however it is certainly commendable.
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      • June 16, 1971 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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      • Daiei Studios
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
      • Mono

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