An Actor's Revenge
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A darkly elegant revenge tragedy set in Edo-period Japan, where a kabuki actor's elaborate vengeance unfolds against a backdrop of honor, loss, and theatrical artifice.
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Essence
Ensemble
Kazuo Hasegawa
Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Fujiko Yamamoto
Ohatsu
Ayako Wakao
Namiji
Eiji Funakoshi
Heima Kadokura
Naritoshi Hayashi
Mukuzu
Eijirō Yanagi
Hiromi-ya
Chūsha Ichikawa
Kikunojo Nakamura
Saburo Date
Kawaguchi-ya
Jun Hamamura
Isshosai
Kikue Mōri
Cruel Old Woman
Masayoshi Kikuno
Yukinojo's Father
Raizō Ichikawa
Hirutaro
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