A female impersonator in Japan's nineteenth-century Kabuki theater executes an intricately planned retaliation against the three men responsible for the death of his parents.
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in digital optical mono uncompressed videodisc HDTV video file region A Blu-ray video polychrome
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Other Title:
Actor's revenge
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963 Based on the novel by Otokichi Mikami Uncompressed mono, wide screen 2.39:1 Booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Sragow and a 1955 article by Ichikawa on the beginnings of his work in an anamorphic widescreen format in container Features: 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; new English subtitle translation Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Narutoshi Hayashi This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players For private home use only In Japanese with optional English subtitles
