Actress

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Isuzu Yamada

Sumako Matsui

Yoshi Hijikata

Hōgetsu Shimamura

Ranko Akagi

Mrs. Itsuko

Noriko Sengoku

daughter Kuniko

Fusako Fujima

Chika, Itoko's mother

Hajime Izu

Tetsuo Mizushima