Erika Toda Dorama : Yukinojo Henge

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Yukinojo Henge

Details

• Title: 雪之丞変化
• Title (romaji): Yukinojo Henge
• Also known as: An Actor's Revenge
• Format: Tanpatsu
• Genre: Jidaigeki
• Viewership ratings: 09.7
• Broadcast network: NHK
• Broadcast date: 2008-Jan-03
• Air time: Thursday 21:00-22:45

Synopsis

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents' names and leading them to suicide when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.

Cast

• Takizawa Hideaki as Nakamura Yukinojo/Yamitaro
• Toda Erika as Namiji
• Takaoka Saki as Ohatsu
• Ichikawa Sadanji as Nakamura Kikunojo
• Osugi Ren as Matsuuraya Seizaemon

Production Credits

• Original writing: Mikami Otokichi (三上於菟吉) Yukinojo Henge (novel)
• Screenwriter: Nakajima Takehiro (中島丈博)
• Chief producers: Taniguchi Takahiro (谷口卓敬), Yasuhara Yuto (安原裕人)
• Director: Mayuzumi Rintaro (黛りんたろう)
• Music: Sumitomo Norihito (住友紀人)

Notes

• The drama is based on a 1935 film of the same name, but the story is better known by the 1963 remake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057710/) directed by Ichikawa Kon, which featured Hasegawa Kazuo as Yukinojo/Yamitaro.