Actress

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1947 · 116 min · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

During the late Meiji period, at the beginning of the twentieth century, Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu, a scholar who brought European realism to the Japanese stage. The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society.

Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast

• Isuzu Yamada — Sumako Matsui
• Yoshi Hijikata — Hōgetsu Shimamura
• Ranko Akagi — Mrs. Itsuko
• Noriko Sengoku — daughter Kuniko
• Fusako Fujima — Chika, Itoko's mother