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Actress

7.019471h 56mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorTeinosuke Kinugasa
WritersTeinosuke Kinugasa·Eijiro Hisaita
ProducerKeiji Matsuzaki

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Cast · Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Sumako Matsui
YHYoshi Hijikata
Yoshi Hijikata
Hōgetsu Shimamura
RA
Ranko Akagi
Mrs. Itsuko
NSNoriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
daughter Kuniko
FF
Fusako Fujima
Chika, Itoko's mother
HIHajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Tetsuo Mizushima
ESEitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Dr. Okubo
SDShin Date
Shin Date
Kiyozumi
KS
Kenji Susukida
Keisuke Fukuhara
TITatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yozo Hirai
HKHyo Kitazawa
Hyo Kitazawa
Shirō Haruta
YT
Yumi Takano
Kyōko Totsuka

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