▁a ▁film ▁actor . ▁The ▁screen play , ▁written ▁by ▁Ich ik awa ' s ▁wife , ▁N atto ▁W ada , ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁adaptation ▁by ▁D ais u ke ▁It ō ▁and ▁Te inos u ke ▁Kin ug asa ▁of ▁a ▁newspaper ▁serial ▁originally ▁written ▁by ▁O tok ichi ▁Mik ami ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁version . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁opera , ▁An ▁A ctor ' s ▁Re ven ge , ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Minor u ▁M iki ▁and ▁libre tto ▁by ▁James ▁Kir kup ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁N H K ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁story , ▁with ▁Y uk ino j ō ▁and ▁Yam itar o ▁played ▁by ▁H ide aki ▁Tak iz awa . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Three ▁men ▁— ▁Sans ai ▁D obe ▁( G an j ir ō ▁Nak am ura ), ▁K aw ag uch i ya ▁( S ab ur ō ▁Date ) ▁and ▁Hir omi ya ▁( E ij ir ō ▁Yan agi ) ▁— ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁seven - year - old ▁Y uk itar ō ’ s ▁mother ▁and ▁father . ▁Y uk itar ō ▁is ▁adopted ▁and ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁K ik un oj ō ▁Nak am ura ▁( Ch ū sha ▁Ich ik awa ), ▁the ▁actor - manager ▁of ▁an ▁Os aka ▁k ab uki ▁tr oupe . ▁▁ ▁The ▁adult ▁Y uk itar ō ▁( K azu o ▁Has eg awa ) ▁becomes ▁an