Fresh
A film of phenomenal all-round accomplishment, with daringly stylised visuals.
Time Out
Overview
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Director and cast
- Kon Ichikawa Director
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Ohatsu
- Ayako Wakao as Namiji
- Eiji Funakoshi as Heima Kadokura
- Naritoshi Hayashi as Mukuzu
- Eijirō Yanagi as Hiromi-ya
- Chūsha Ichikawa as Kikunojo Nakamura
- Ganjirô Nakamura I as Sansai Dobe
- Saburo Date as Kawaguchi-ya
- Jun Hamamura as Isshosai
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An eccentric masterpiece
Elliott Stein, Village Voice
Fresh
One of the most dazzling and stylistically audacious Japanese films ever made.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Director Kon Ichikawa works wonders with wide-screen images, including some scenes of dazzling swordplay.
Lawrence O'Toole, Entertainment Weekly
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