1963 · drama
An Actor's Revenge
Directed by Kon Ichikawa1h 54m1963
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Our read: An Actor's Revenge (1963) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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