Description
A new 4K restoration for this gem of post-war Japanese cinema
‘You will not have seen anything quite like it before’ Derek Malcolm, The Guardian
‘A film of phenomenal all-round accomplishment’ Time Out
Strange, sumptuous and visually stunning, this wildly melodramatic tale of a kabuki female impersonator who exacts a long-delayed 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. Kazuo Hasegawa stars, in the dual role of the actor and a thief, in a film which celebrates his 300th screen appearance.
A heady cocktail of swooning romanticism and highly stylised action, with an outstanding soundtrack that ranges from traditional Japanese music to lush Hollywood strings and cocktail jazz, An Actor’s Revenge is a cinematic tour de force.
Product details
| SKU | 5035673012918 |
| Alphabetical Title | An Actor's Revenge |
| Aspect Ratio | original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 |
| Blu-Ray Region | B |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI |
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1291 |
| Certificate | 15 |
| Colour | Colour |
| Countries | Japan |
| Director | Kon Ichikawa |
| DVD Region | 2 |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Product contents | DVD,Blu-ray |
| Running time | 113 mins |
| Size | No size |
| Sound | newly remastered original monaural audio |
| Subtitles | English |
| Year | 1963 |
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