An actor s revenge, yukinojo henge, also known as revenge of a kabuki actor, is a 1963 film directed by kon ichikawa. The actuality dramas of allan king warrendale, a married couple, come on children, dying at grace, memory for max claire, ida and company 1005. An actors revenge 1959 full movie download full hd youtube. Also involved are the daughter of one of yukinojos targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill yukinojo. Italian born actor cesare danova livened a number of 1960s and 1970s comedies, including animal house. Over 100,000 italian translations of english words and phrases. A traditional impersonator of females in a kabuki troupe a yukinojo he courts and takes revenge from the three nobles who twenty years ago forced his parents to commit suicide.
According to me, a movie must handle universal themes in order to be called a masterpiece. Bondanella, as well as numerous other sources, italianamerican actors have made a. Revival of ron ichikawas classic 60s melodrama which itself harked back to even earlier. In the 1960s, he acted in european spy films before becoming a director.
Anchored by a magnificently androgynous performance by kazuo hasegawa, reprising a role he had played onscreen three decades earlier, an actors revenge is an eyepopping examination of how the illusions of art intersect with life. It was produced in eastmancolor and daieiscope for daiei film an actors revenge is a remake of the 1935 film of the same title distributed in englishspeaking countries as the revenge of yukinojo, which also starred kazuo hasegawa. Revenge of a kabuki actor kazuo kasegawa beefy and fluttery in full geisha regalia provides the satirical center, though kon ichikawa has several other plates spinning. While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge, firstly by seducing the daughter of one of them, secondly by ruining them. Ichikawas recurrent fragmentation of images innately reflects the voyeuristic relationship between spectator and performer. The trailer of kon ichikawas amazing an actors revenge. An actors revenge bluray disc details highdef digest. Directed by kon ichikawa tokyo olympiad, whos sarcastic humour would best be described as contagiously mischievous, defies established rules with playful visuals with an extraordinary.
Kazuo inoue keiji sada, mariko okada, takahiro tamura 1963. If not, the film may be good but is more an object of curiosity than a first class work of art. Tokuzo tanaka shintaro katsu, mikiko tsubouchi 1963. While acting in a touring production, he looks into the audience and sees the three men who drove his parents. The young captives 1959 irvin kershner, steven marlo. The following information has been provided by the distributor. Strange, sumptuous and visually stunning, this wildly melodramatic tale of a kabuki female impersonator who exacts a longdelayed revenge on the men who drove his parents to suicide is played out against a colourful backdrop of comic rivalries between thieves in the tokyo underworld. An actors revenge kon ichikawas 1963 masterpiece, one of the most dazzling and stylistically audacious japanese films ever made, has to be seen to. With an actor s revenge, most of the themes of the film, like revenge or greed, are universal as well as the formal experimentations with the cinemascope format. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Release dates 1 also known as aka 2 release dates japan 25 december 1959. An actors revenge is a restyling of a 1935 film of the same name which also starred kazuo hasegawa and is a stylistically courageous blending of sophisticated creativity and popculture tastelessness. Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1959 masahiro makino, hashizo okawa, chikage awashima, keiko okawa, drama july 16, 2016 nakamura yukinojo gains popularity in edos kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata a male actor who plays female roles.
Bondanella, as well as numerous other sources, italian american actors have made a significant impact. In one sense the offer of the job to ichikawa was a sign that the studio had little interest in his work or at least wanted a safer commercial product than the perfectionist works he had been producing. Here is the 19351936 original version of an actors revenge, which was hugely popular at that time and a high point in kazuo. Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1971 rotten tomatoes. Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1959 masahiro makino. Kon ichikawa restorations ichikawa was assigned to remake teinosuke kinugasas 1935 melodrama an actors revenge, an enormously popular film in its day, after daiei studios dissatisfaction with the returns on the directors previous films. Italian translation of actor the official collins englishitalian dictionary online. To be included in this list, the person must have a wikipedia article showing they are italian american actors or must have references showing they are italian american actors and are notable. An actors revenge 1963 a kabuki actor exacts a bloody revenge after he encounters the wealthy businessman who destroyed his family. Topo gigio and the missile war, toppo jijio no botan senso is a 1967 japaneseitalian film directed by kon ichikawa. An actors revenge 1963 showgirl assassin kon ichikawas visually creative, melodramatically theatrical revenge piece gets a dual format bluray and dvd release from the bfi. This wildly melodramatic tale of a kabuki female impersonator who exacts a longdelayed revenge on the men who drove his parents to suicide is played out against a backdrop of comic rivalries between thieves in the tokyo underworld.
An actors revenge is one of the great films of japanese cinema, in a style the combines, eloquently, many different and even contradictory elements in a movie that is quite pleasant to the eye. Watch an actor s revenge full movie in hd visit nakamura yukinojo gains popularity in edos kabuki scene as a ha. Seeing potential in the material, ichikawa worked with his wife, natto wada, to transform the pulpy source material into a spectacular visual masterpiece. An actors revenge is a stylistically bold and irreverent satire that seeks to reconcile the familiar, traditional elements of native culture with the modern vitality of western influence in contemporary japan. At the tail end of this comes the british film institutes dvd release of, for uk audiences at least, one of ichikawas best known films, an actors revenge, a film which has already had a volume in the bfi film classics series of books devoted to its analysis and was available on. A remake of teinosuke kinugasas 1938 film of the same title, an actors revenge is the 300th film of matinee idol kazuo hasegawa, who plays a double role as a thief and an onnagata female. A traditional impersonator of females in a kabuki troupe a yukinojo he courts and takes revenge from the three nobles who twenty years ago forced his parents to. Teinosuke kinugasa yukinojo henge aka an actors revenge. She falls for the exotic actors androgynous charms, and yukinojo realizes. Italian translation of actor collins englishitalian. The trailer of kon ichikawas amazing an actor s revenge. Green snake top 10 muslim bollywood actors who adopted hindu screen names,top 10 lists,the top,top list,popular tops,best top,top ranking,top,10,top 10 list,bollywood hero,bollywood actors,indian actors,celeb news,celebrity,celebrity news. A kabuki actor exacts a bloody revenge after he encounters the wealthy businessman who destroyed his family.
Yukinojo henge an actors revenge, japan 1963 the case. With an actors revenge, most of the themes of the film, like revenge or greed, are universal as well as the formal experimentations with the cinemascope format. Italian actor dead after hanging scene turns horribly real. The list is organized chronologically, listing italian american actors by birth date periods. Ray danton starred in film noir thrillers and gangster films in the 1950s. Revenge, served italian and off the leash gomorrah director matteo garrone delivers an incredible davidandgoliath story involving canines, cocaine and a knockout.
Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1959 masahiro makino, hashizo okawa, chikage awashima, keiko okawa, drama boys 1977 nils malmros, lars junggren, inez thomsen, ilse rande moby dick 1956 john huston, gregory peck, richard basehart, leo genn. The guild of italian american actors was founded in 1937. An actors revenge, yukinojo henge, also known as revenge of a kabuki actor, is a 1963 film directed by kon ichikawa. List of american actors of irish descent wikipedia. To be included in this list, the person must have a wikipedia article andor references showing the person is irish american and a notable actor. With kazuo hasegawa, fujiko yamamoto, ayako wakao, eiji funakoshi. Set in the cloistered world of nineteenthcentury kabuki theater, the film charts a female impersonators attempts to avenge the deaths of his parents, who were driven to insanity and suicide by a trio of corrupt men. 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. Advanced video and actor search adult film database.
With chikage awashima, shinobu chihara, nizaemon kataoka, yataro kurokawa. An actors revenge, yukinojo henge, also known as revenge of a kabuki actor. Danova also did quite a bit of work in television until his death in 1992. It was produced in eastmancolor and daieiscope for daiei film an actor s revenge is a remake of the 1935 film of the same title distributed in englishspeaking countries as the revenge of yukinojo, which also starred kazuo hasegawa. As discussed in the 2005 book hollywood italians by peter e.
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