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Actor's Revenge, An
Variant Title:Yukinojo Henge; Revenge of a Kabuki Actor; The Revenge of Ukeno-Jo
Content:Feature Film
Available From:Amazon.com
Media Type:Videocassette
DVD
Release Date:1971
Audience:Higher Education
Running Time:110 min.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (110 min.): color, 1/2"
Language:Japanese with English Subtitles
Author:Daiei Kabushiki Kaisha; Directed by Kon Ichikawa; Screenplay by Wada Natto based on a former script by Ito Daisuke and Kinugasa Tennosuke
Subject:Arts
History
Subheading:History, Early Modern (17th-19th Century)
Martial Arts
Performing Arts
Theater & Cinema
Region:East Asia
Country:Japan



Abstract:

Based on an original story by Mikami Otokichi. This lively Japanese comedy recounts an intricate tale including spectacular swordfights, elaborate visual jokes, and shifts among different levels of reality. This film follows a female impersonator in a Kabuki troupe who avenges the death of his parents. With Hasegawa Kazuo, Yamamoto Fujiko, Wakao Ayako, Nakamura Ganjiro.




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