The film is celebrated for its surreal and experimental visual language. An Actor's Revenge and a Director's Triumph | Current
The story follows , a famous onnagata —a male Kabuki actor who specializes in female roles. Driven by a lifelong mission to avenge his parents, who were forced into suicide by three corrupt men, Yukinojō uses his theatrical troupe's arrival in Edo to execute a cold, calculated plan. An Actor's Revenge
: Yukinojō seduces Namiji , the daughter of one of his targets, to infiltrate his enemies' inner circle. The film is celebrated for its surreal and