Drama · Japan · 1947 · 1h 56m

Actress

女優

Director

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

Crew

Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer Teinosuke Kinugasa — Writer Eijiro Hisaita — Writer Keiji Matsuzaki — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Teinosuke Kinugasa Director Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer Teinosuke Kinugasa Writer Eijiro Hisaita Writer Keiji Matsuzaki Producer

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