Yukinojo henge
Japan,
1963, 113 min
Directed by:
Kon IchikawaScreenplay:
和田夏十Cinematography:
Setsuo KobayashiComposer:
Masao YagiCast:
長谷川一夫, 山本富士子, Eiji Funakoshi, Shintarô Katsu, Ayako Wakao, Raizō Ichikawa, 中村鴈治郎, 伊達三郎, Jun HamamuraPlots(1)
While performing in a touring kabuki troop, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge on them. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
A good story spiced up with Japanese theater, and on top of that, the great form chosen by the legendary Kon Ichikawa. Great moments, but also excellent elements that are intertwined with action-packed samurai films, as well as with kabuki theater itself. The form slightly triumphs over the story, but it doesn't really matter that much.
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