An Actor's Revenge

Jun 27, 1935

1h 37m

★ 5.2

Overview

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kikunojō Nakamura

Tokusaburo Arashi

Dobu

Kokuten Kōdō

Namiji

Akiko Chihaya

Ohatsu

Naoe Fushimi

Namiji's nanny

Eiko Takamatsu

Wakita

Hideo Fujino

Kōhei

Yasurō Shiga

Official Okubo

Ichiro Yuki

Hermit

Tetsu Tsuboi

Daikan

Kōmei Minami

Saburobee Nagasakiya

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

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