Actress
1947, Japanese. Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Teinosuke KinugasaDirector
- Isuzu YamadaSumako Matsui
- Yoshi HijikataHōgetsu Shimamura
- Ranko AkagiMrs. Itsuko
- Noriko Sengokudaughter Kuniko
- Fusako FujimaChika, Itoko's mother
- Hajime IzuTetsuo Mizushima
- Eitarō ShindōDr. Okubo
- Shin DateKiyozumi
- Kenji SusukidaKeisuke Fukuhara
- Tatsuya IshiguroYozo Hirai
- Hyo KitazawaShirō Haruta
- Yumi TakanoKyōko Totsuka
Details
- Released
- 29 December 1947
- Original title
- 女優
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Teinosuke Kinugasa, Eijiro Hisaita
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Actress runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is Actress on?
Actress isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 December 1947. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like Actress?
If you liked Actress, try Skin, The Ballad of Narayama, Girl in the Box.
Who directed Actress?
Actress (1947) was directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa and stars Isuzu Yamada, Yoshi Hijikata, Ranko Akagi.