27 Jun 1935
An Actor's Revenge
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
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鈴木澄子 Oiwa
河津清三郎 Iemon Tamiya
片桐恒男 吉頂寺晃 Kuniko Matsudaira Ryōnosuke Azuma Junko Kimura Isamu Sakurai Soga Roku Bonsaku Kosugi Takeo Kawasaki
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