An Actor's Revenge (1959)

6.0/10 85 min Drama

Overview

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents' names and leading them to suicide when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.

Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa

Chikage Awashima

Keiko Okawa

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Eitarō Shindō

Yataro Kurokawa

Shinobu Chihara

Yoshio Yoshida

Sonosuke Sawamura

Kunio Kaga

Jotaro Togami

Harue Akagi

Shin Tokudaiji

Kusuo Abe

Kajō Onoe

Koji Arima

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