Actress (1947)
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
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