Actress (1947)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writing:
- Eijirō Hisaita
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
Stars:
Release Date: 1947-12-29
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 116
Yozo Hirai
daughter Kuniko
Tetsuo Mizushima
Shirō Haruta
Sumako Matsui
Hōgetsu Shimamura
Dr. Okubo
Keisuke Fukuhara
Kyōko Totsuka
Genshirō Kuramoto
Heisuke Gakuyaban
Playing the shamisen
