The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
Stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer:
Yoshikata Yoda
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Sumako Matsui |
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So Yamamura as Hôgetsu Shimamura |
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Kikue Mōri as |
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Chieko Higashiyama as |
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Kyōko Asagiri as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Teruko Kishi as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Sugisaku Aoyama as |
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Hideo Saeki as |
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Kōmei Minami as |
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Koreya Senda as |
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as |
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Mitsuo Nagata as |
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Chiaki Tsukioka as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Minpei Tomimoto as |
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Tomo'o Nagai as |
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Hisao Kokuboda as |
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Torahiko Hamada as |
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Isao Kimura as |
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Yōichi Numata as |
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Eijirō Hose as |
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Kanichi Kato as |
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Kenzō Tanaka as |
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Mitsue Takigawa as |
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Mitsuko Kawai as |
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Kuniko Aoi as |
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Eiko Taki as |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Production | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Researcher |
| Writing | Hideo Nagata | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hisato Osawa | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kaname Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Isamu Motoki | Art Direction |
| Editing | Tazuko Sakane | Editor |
| Directing | Tazuko Sakane | Script Supervisor |