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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Yoshi Hijikata, Ranko Akagi, Noriko Sengoku, Fusako Fujima, Hajime Izu
Crew: Teinosuke Kinugasa (Director), Teinosuke Kinugasa (Writer), Keiji Matsuzaki (Producer), Fumio Hayasaka (Music), Asakazu Nakai (Director of Photography), Eijirō Hisaita (Writer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: TOHO
Runtime: 116 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 29, 1947
IMDb: 10
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