Actress (1947)
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.
Release Date: 1947-12-29
Runtime: 116 minutes
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Top Cast
- Isuzu Yamada as Sumako Matsui
- Yoshi Hijikata as Hōgetsu Shimamura
- Ranko Akagi as Mrs. Itsuko
- Noriko Sengoku as daughter Kuniko
- Fusako Fujima as Chika, Itoko's mother
- Hajime Izu as Tetsuo Mizushima
- Eitarō Shindō as Dr. Okubo
- Shin Date as Kiyozumi
- Kenji Susukida as Keisuke Fukuhara
- Tatsuya Ishiguro as Yozo Hirai
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