Movie: Actress

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bunta Sugawara
菅原文太

Kenji Mizoguchi

Sayuri Yoshinaga
吉永小百合

Kinuyo Tanaka

Mitsuko Mori
森光子

Mother

Koji Ishizaka
石坂浩二

Shiro Kido

Kiichi Nakai
中井貴一

Heinosuke Gosho

Yasuko Sawaguchi
沢口靖子

Seiko

Michino Yokoyama
横山通乃

Tamayo

Mitsuru Hirata
平田満

Nakama

Hisashi Igawa
井川比佐志

Isoya

Ken Uehara
上原謙

Ken Uehara

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  • Overview

    Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.

  • Release Date

    1987-01-17

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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