13 Jan 1963
An Actor's Revenge
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Murder in a Hell of Oil
Based on a true incident, this is a timeless story of a hot-headed young man who rebels against his parents and is forced into desperate straits, eventually losing himself in madness.
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十代目 松本幸四郎 
四代目 市川 猿之助 
香川照之 Ishikawa Komazo XI 
Kasho Nakamura IV 中村壱太郎
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