An Actor's Revenge
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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Cast
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Fujiko Yamamoto
Ohatsu
Known for
Equinox Flower
Ayako Wakao
Namiji
Known for
Street of Shame
Floating Weeds
Eiji Funakoshi
Heima Kadokura
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Fires on the Plain
Naritoshi Hayashi
Mukuzu
Also in
Taira Clan Saga
Tampopo
Eijirō Yanagi
Hiromi-ya
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Idiot
Chūsha Ichikawa
Kikunojo Nakamura
Also in
Epic Chushingura
Incident at Blood Pass
Saburo Date
Kawaguchi-ya
Known for
Ugetsu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Jun Hamamura
Isshosai
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Kikue Mōri
Cruel Old Woman
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Masayoshi Kikuno
Yukinojo's Father
Also in
Ugetsu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Raizō Ichikawa
Hirutaro
Also in
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Taira Clan Saga
Kon Ichikawa Director · Daisuke Itō Screenplay Teinosuke Kinugasa Screenplay
United States release June 13, 1971 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
雪之丞変化
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 13, 1963
Theatrical
United States · June 13, 1971
Theatrical
United States · October 14, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
February 20, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Czechia
January 26, 2014 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
France
April 25, 1979 · Theatrical
February 19, 2021 · Digital · VOD
June 30, 2021 · Theatrical · Reprise
Russia
July 26, 2013 · Limited theatrical · "Ninja Secrets" Retrospective (Moscow)
United Kingdom
March 26, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
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