Actress (1947)

7.0/10 116 min Drama

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.

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Sumako Matsui

Yoshi Hijikata

Hōgetsu Shimamura

Noriko Sengoku

daughter Kuniko

Hajime Izu

Tetsuo Mizushima

Eitarō Shindō

Dr. Okubo

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yozo Hirai

Hyo Kitazawa

Shirō Haruta

Takashi Shimura

Genshirō Kuramoto

Masao Mishima

Heisuke Gakuyaban

Akitake Kōno

Haruyoshi Kobayashi

Fudeko Tanaka

Playing the shamisen

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