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An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

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An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963) [Criterion Collection, Spine #912]
DVD Video | NTSC 16:9 | 720x480 | 1hr 53mn | 7.23 Gb
Japanese: Dolby AC3, 1 ch
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama

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Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Daisuke Itô (adaptation), Teinosuke Kinugasa (adapt)
Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao

A uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, Kon Ichikawa delivered a burst of stylistic bravado with this intricate tale of betrayal and retribution. Set in the cloistered world of nineteenth-century kabuki theater, the film charts a female impersonator’s attempts to avenge the deaths of his parents, who were driven to insanity and suicide by a trio of corrupt men. Ichikawa takes the conventions of melodrama and turns them on their head, bringing the hero’s fractured psyche to life in boldly experimental widescreen compositions infused with kaleidoscopic color, pop-art influences, and meticulous choreography. Anchored by a magnificently androgynous performance by Kazuo Hasegawa, reprising a role he had played on-screen three decades earlier, An Actor’s Revenge is an eye-popping examination of how the illusions of art intersect with life.




Title: AnActorsRevenge.63.Cr.D9
Size: 7.23 Gb ( 7 583 782,00 KBytes ) - DVD-9
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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Play Length: 01:53:33
Video: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR, Auto Letterboxed
Audio:
Japanese (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)
Subtitles:
English

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Play Length: 00:13:25
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English (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)

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Play Length: 00:57:55
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Japanese (Dolby AC3, 1 ch)
Subtitles:
English

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Play Length: 00:00:00
Video: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR, Auto Letterboxed




Extras:
- Rare 1999 Directors Guild of Japan interview with director Kon Ichikawa, conducted by film critic Yuki Mori
- New interview with critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns


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An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)

An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963)





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