▁on n ag ata , ▁ ▁a ▁male ▁actor ▁who ▁plays ▁female ▁roles , ▁taking ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Y uk ino j ō . ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁on n ag ata , ▁particularly ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁and ▁eigh teenth ▁centuries , ▁he ▁we ars ▁women ’ s ▁clothes ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁manner isms ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁off stage ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on . ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁the ▁tr oupe ▁pays ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁E do , ▁where ▁the ▁men ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁parents ’ ▁death s ▁now ▁live . ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁brings ▁about ▁their ▁death s , ▁then , ▁having ▁achieved ▁his ▁goal , ▁and ▁apparently ▁overcome ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁an ▁innoc ent ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁schemes ▁but ▁whom ▁he ▁became ▁fond ▁of , ▁ret ires ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁disapp ears . ▁ ▁The ▁events ▁are ▁cool ly ▁observed ▁and ▁s ardon ically ▁commented ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁Robin - H ood - like ▁th ief ▁Yam itar ō , ▁also ▁played ▁by ▁Has eg awa . ▁ ▁Title ▁The ▁Japanese ▁title ▁is ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁hen ge ▁( 雪 之 <0xE4> <0xB8> <0x9E> 変 化 ). ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁is ▁the ▁stage - name ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁character , ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁on n ag ata ▁or ▁o y ama ▁— ▁a ▁male ▁k ab uki ▁actor ▁who ▁plays ▁women ’ s ▁roles