Actress

Overview

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

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

Eitarō Shindō

Dr. Okubo

Shin Date

Kiyozumi

Kenji Susukida

Keisuke Fukuhara

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yozo Hirai