Actress 1947
Actress
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Sumako Matsui
... Hōgetsu Shimamura
RA
Ranko Akagi... Mrs. Itsuko
... daughter Kuniko
... Chika, Itoko's mother
... Tetsuo Mizushima
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Release Date:
Dec 29, 1947 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 56`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Actress - Actress
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Sumako Matsui
... Hōgetsu Shimamura
RA
Ranko Akagi... Mrs. Itsuko
... daughter Kuniko
... Chika, Itoko's mother
... Tetsuo Mizushima
... Dr. Okubo
SD
Shin Date... Kiyozumi
... Keisuke Fukuhara
... Yozo Hirai
... Shirō Haruta
... Kyōko Totsuka
... Hiroo Takahama
... Genshirō Kuramoto
... Heisuke Gakuyaban
... Haruyoshi Kobayashi
... Playing the shamisen
Produced By
... Producer