Actress (1947)
Original title: 女優
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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Isuzu YamadaSumako Matsui
Yoshi HijikataHōgetsu ShimamuraRanko AkagiMrs. Itsuko
Noriko Sengokudaughter KunikoFusako FujimaChika, Itoko's mother
Hajime IzuTetsuo Mizushima
Eitarō ShindōDr. OkuboShin DateKiyozumi
Kenji SusukidaKeisuke Fukuhara
Tatsuya IshiguroYozo Hirai
Hyo KitazawaShirō Haruta
Yumi TakanoKyōko TotsukaMovie DNA
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What is Actress about?
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.
How long is Actress?
Actress has a runtime of 116 minutes.