Movie Description
女優
(1947)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Producer : Keiji Matsuzaki
- Writer : Teinosuke Kinugasa,Eijirō Hisaita
- Cast : Isuzu Yamada,Yoshi Hijikata,Ranko Akagi,Noriko Sengoku,Fusako Fujima,Hajime Izu,Eitarō Shindō,Shin Date,Kenji Susukida,Tatsuya Ishiguro,Hyo Kitazawa,Yumi Takano,Yasushi Nagata,Takashi Shimura,Masao Mishima,Akitake Kōno,Fudeko Tanaka
Cast
Sumako Matsui
Hōgetsu Shimamura
Mrs. Itsuko
daughter Kuniko
Chika, Itoko's mother
Tetsuo Mizushima
Dr. Okubo
Kiyozumi
Keisuke Fukuhara
Yozo Hirai
Shirō Haruta
Kyōko Totsuka
Hiroo Takahama
Genshirō Kuramoto
Heisuke Gakuyaban
Haruyoshi Kobayashi
Playing the shamisen
Posters
Facts
Original Title女優
Status Released
Release Information
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1947-12-29
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 56m
Production CompaniesTOHO
Genres
- Drama
