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.
Top Cast
Isuzu Yamada
Character: Sumako Matsui
Yoshi Hijikata
Character: Hōgetsu Shimamura
Ranko Akagi
Character: Mrs. Itsuko
Noriko Sengoku
Character: daughter Kuniko
Fusako Fujima
Character: Chika, Itoko's mother
Hajime Izu
Character: Tetsuo Mizushima
Eitarō Shindō
Character: Dr. Okubo
Shin Date
Character: Kiyozumi
Kenji Susukida
Character: Keisuke Fukuhara
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