Kon Ichikawa's Yukinojo Henge 4K Restoration Airs on NHK BSP4K
The 4K restoration broadcast brings a landmark Japanese period drama-produced as the 300th film for lead actor Kazuo Hasegawa-to a modern television audience for the first time.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
The 1963 film "Yukinojo Henge," directed by Kon Ichikawa and starring Kazuo Hasegawa in dual roles, will air in a 4K digital restoration on NHK BSP4K on June 27, 2026. The period drama follows a kabuki onnagata seeking revenge against the magistrate's group that killed his parents.
Kon Ichikawa's 1963 film "Yukinojo Henge" will air in a 4K digital restoration on NHK BSP4K on June 27, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 11:25 AM. The film adapts Otaguro Mikami's novel and was produced as the 300th film commemorating lead actor Kazuo Hasegawa's film appearances. Hasegawa plays both the kabuki onnagata Nakamura Yukinojo and the righteous thief Yami Taro. The cast includes Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao, Raizo Ichikawa, Ganjiro Nakamura II, and Shintaro Katsu. The screenplay was co-written by Daisuke Ito, Teinosuke Kinugasa, and Natsuto Wada.
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- Eiga Natalie 歌舞伎の女形として生きる主人公描く「雪之丞変化」4Kデジタル修復版、NHK BSP4KでOA