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An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

27 June 1935

Country

Japan

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

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

Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Kikunojō Nakamura

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Dobu

Akiko Chihaya

Akiko Chihaya

Namiji

Naoe Fushimi

Naoe Fushimi

Ohatsu

Eiko Takamatsu

Eiko Takamatsu

Namiji's nanny

Hideo Fujino

Hideo Fujino

Wakita

Yasurō Shiga

Yasurō Shiga

Kōhei

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Official Okubo

Tetsu Tsuboi

Tetsu Tsuboi

Hermit

Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

Daikan

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Saburobee Nagasakiya

Saburō Sawai

Saburō Sawai

Ronin Tachibana

Ryutaro Nagai

Ryutaro Nagai

Muku

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Kadokura

Misao Seki

Misao Seki

old man Tsuchibu

Sôroku Kazama

Sôroku Kazama

Jintarō

Masatarō Nakamura

Masatarō Nakamura

Nakamura

Subaru Hirota

Subaru Hirota

Tomekichi

Haruo Inoue

Haruo Inoue

Town official

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