. ▁Among ▁the ▁sens es ▁of ▁hen ge ▁( wh ose ▁basic ▁meaning ▁is ▁change ▁of ▁form ) ▁are ▁g host , ▁spect re ▁and ▁appar ition . ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁sometimes ▁rendered ▁The ▁Aven ging ▁Ghost ▁of ▁Y uk ino j ō . ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁uses ▁his ▁stage - craft ▁to ▁ter r ify ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁enemies ▁by ▁creating ▁the ▁ill usion ▁of ▁a ▁g host , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁super natural ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁k ab uki ▁theatre ▁the ▁word ▁hen ge ▁has ▁the ▁technical ▁sense ▁of ▁cost ume ▁change . ▁The ▁type ▁of ▁play ▁called ▁a ▁hen ge - m ono ▁( 変 化 も の ) ▁is ▁a ▁quick - change ▁piece ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁leading ▁actor ▁plays ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁roles ▁and ▁under go es ▁many ▁on - stage ▁changes ▁of ▁cost ume . ▁The ▁title ▁thus ▁has ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁sens es ▁The ▁Many ▁Gu ises ▁of ▁Y uk ino j ō . ▁The ▁usual ▁English ▁title ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁when ▁the ▁character ▁Yam itar ō , ▁having ▁learned ▁that ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁propos es ▁to ▁take ▁reven ge ▁on ▁his ▁enemies ▁by ▁elaborate ▁plots ▁rather ▁than ▁killing ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁opportunity , ▁says ▁to ▁himself ▁" As ▁you ▁might ▁expect ▁of ▁an ▁actor ’ s ▁reven ge , ▁it ’ s ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fl am boy ant ▁performance " ▁( Y ak ush a ▁no ▁k