Actress

Synopsis

Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some of European realism to the Japan's stage. The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society. This is another version of Kenji Mizoguchi's film "The Love of Sumako the Actress" ("Joyû Sumako no koi"), from the same year. Both tells the story of the famous actress Sumako Mitsui (1886-1919), considered the first great modern theater actress in Japan. Mizoguchi himself is said to have preferred Kinugasa's version.

Main Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Sumako Matsui

Age : 95 | Popularity : 5%

Yoshi Hijikata

Hōgetsu Shimamura

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Ranko Akagi

Mrs. Itsuko

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Noriko Sengoku

daughter Kuniko

Age : 90 | Popularity : 5%

Fusako Fujima

Chika, Itoko's mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hajime Izu

Tetsuo Mizushima

Age : 106 | Popularity : 3%

Eitarō Shindō

Dr. Okubo

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Shin Date

Kiyozumi

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Fumio Hayasaka
Camera	Director of Photography	Asakazu Nakai
Writing	Writer	Eijirô Hisaita Teinosuke Kinugasa
Production	Producer	Keiji Matsuzaki
Directing	Director	Teinosuke Kinugasa
Department	Role	Name

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