Actress

Sumako a country girl becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsua scholar who brought some of European realism to the Japans stage The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society This is another version of Kenji Mizoguchis 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 18861919 considered the first great modern theater actress in Japan Mizoguchi himself is said to have preferred Kinugasas version