Drama · Japan · 1963 · 1h 54m

An Actor's Revenge

雪之丞変化

An Actor's Revenge poster
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief Fujiko Yamamoto as Ohatsu Ayako Wakao as Namiji Eiji Funakoshi as Heima Kadokura Naritoshi Hayashi as Mukuzu Eijirō Yanagi as Hiromi-ya
Crew
Setsuo Kobayashi — Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida — Editor Masao Yagi — Original Music Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki — Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō — Screenplay Teinosuke Kinugasa — Screenplay
Synopsis

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

Trailer An Actor's Revenge — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
suicidejapansamuraibased on novel or booksword fightremakethiefrevengekatana swordshoguntheater troupekabuki
Key Collaborators
Kon Ichikawa Director Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida Editor Masao Yagi Original Music Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō Screenplay Teinosuke Kinugasa Screenplay Masaichi Nagata Producer Yoshinobu Nishioka Production Design Yoshio Ueno Costume Design
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