A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 25, 1959
Original Title:
雪之丞変化
Alternate Titles:
Handsome Disguise
Yukinojô henge
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents' names and leading them to suicide when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.
Art Direction:
Choshiro Katsura
Director:
Masahiro Makino
Director of Photography:
Minoru Miki
Editor:
Shintarō Miyamoto
Lighting Technician:
Kenji Tanaka
Novel:
Otokichi Mikami
Original Music Composer:
Seiichi Suzuki
Producer:
Hiroshi Ookawa
Production Intern:
Ulin Nakamura
Screenplay:
Hyōgo Suzuki
Sound Recordist:
Sekiharu Sumi
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