Actress

The story

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

Isuzu YamadaSumako Matsui

Yoshi HijikataHōgetsu Shimamura

Ranko Akagi

Ranko AkagiMrs. Itsuko

Noriko Sengokudaughter Kuniko

Fusako Fujima

Fusako FujimaChika, Itoko's mother

Hajime IzuTetsuo Mizushima

Eitarō ShindōDr. Okubo

Shin DateKiyozumi

Kenji Susukida

Kenji SusukidaKeisuke Fukuhara

Tatsuya IshiguroYozo Hirai

Hyo KitazawaShirō Haruta

Yumi Takano

Yumi TakanoKyōko Totsuka