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.
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Isuzu Yamada
Sumako Matsui
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Yoshi Hijikata
Hōgetsu Shimamura
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Ranko Akagi
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Known for
Kwaidan
Red Angel
Noriko Sengoku
daughter Kuniko
Known for
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
Fusako Fujima
Chika, Itoko's mother
Known for
No Regrets for Our Youth
Hajime Izu
Tetsuo Mizushima
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Stray Dog
Android Kikaider
Eitarō Shindō
Dr. Okubo
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Shin Date
Kiyozumi
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Kenji Susukida
Keisuke Fukuhara
Also in
Magic Boy
Tuition
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yozo Hirai
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Fires on the Plain
Hyo Kitazawa
Shirō Haruta
Also in
Once More
I Was a Prisoner in Siberia
Yumi Takano
Kyōko Totsuka
Also in
Love Letter
Man Who Causes a Storm
Teinosuke Kinugasa Director · Eijiro Hisaita Writer Fumio Hayasaka Composer
First release December 29, 1947 · Produced in Japan · Original title 女優
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
女優
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 29, 1947
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No release date listed for United States.
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