Overview

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.

Top Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Sumako Matsui

Yoshi Hijikata

Hōgetsu Shimamura

R

Ranko Akagi

Mrs. Itsuko

Noriko Sengoku

daughter Kuniko

F

Fusako Fujima

Chika, Itoko's mother

Hajime Izu

Tetsuo Mizushima

Eitarō Shindō

Dr. Okubo

S

Shin Date

Kiyozumi

K

Kenji Susukida

Keisuke Fukuhara

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yozo Hirai

Hyo Kitazawa

Shirō Haruta

Y

Yumi Takano

Kyōko Totsuka