

Actress
1947 · 116 min · Drama
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.
- Director
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Writers
- Teinosuke Kinugasa, Eijiro Hisaita
- Released
- December 29, 1947
- Language
- Japanese
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

Hyo Kitazawa
Shirō Haruta
Yumi Takano
Kyōko Totsuka
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