Actress (1987): Cast
Actress is a 1987 historical drama directed by Kon Ichikawa, starring Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kinuyo Tanaka, Bunta Sugawara and Hisashi Igawa. It runs 2 hours 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 10m (130 min)
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toho
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Actress About?
The premise of Actress without spoilers.
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
Actress Themes & Keywords
· 31 tags- begins with a film clip
- year 1977
- japanese film history
- shochiku studios
- husband wife relationship
- marriage
- year 1926
- year 1910
- mizoguchi and tanaka
- film within a film
- abrupt ending
- director actress relationship
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- japanese filmmaking as subject
- family relationships
- year 1940
- passion
- kinuyo tanaka character
- heinosuke gosho character
- reference to d.w. griffith
- silent filmmaking as subject
- divorce
- naivete
- implied affair
- bodyguard
- director co writer
- hiroshi shimizu character
- mother daughter relationship
- kenji mizoguchi character
- filmmaking as subject
- japanese film industry
- death of mother
Actress Cast & Characters
Sayuri Yoshinaga leads the cast as Kinuyo Tanaka, with Bunta Sugawara as Kenji Mizoguchi and Hisashi Igawa as Isoya. Directed by Kon Ichikawa; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Kon Ichikawa
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kinuyo Tanaka
- Bunta Sugawara as Kenji Mizoguchi
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Hisashi Igawa as Isoya -
Kiichi Nakai as Heinosuke Gosho
Also Starring in Actress
· 14 more- Kyôko Kishida Kuginukiya
- Mitsuru Hirata Nakama
- Ken Uehara Ken Uehara
- Koji Ishizaka Shiro Kido
- Shigemitsu Ogi Yasujiro Ozu
- Michino Yokoyama Tamayo
- Ryuzo Tanaka Shozo
- Yûsuke Koike Kiyohiko Ushihara
- Yasuko Sawaguchi Seiko
- Kōkichi Takada Kokichi Takada
- Fujio Tsuneta Gentaro
- Mitsuko Mori Mother
- Tohru Watanabe Hiroshi Shimizu
- Kimiko Yoshimiya Hatsuko Yamashita
More from Kon Ichikawa
More films directed by Kon Ichikawa: The Makioka Sisters (1983), Murder of the Inugami Clan, Ten Nights of Dreams and Dora-heita.
Actress Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Eiga joyū” and “Eiga joyu”.
- Also known as
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- Eiga joyū
- Eiga joyu
- 映画女优
- Актриса
- 여배우
- 映畫女優
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Love of the Actress Sumako, Confessions Among Actresses and Bridge of Japan.
Actress FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Actress, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Actress?
Actress runs 2 hours 10 minutes (130 minutes).
When was Actress released?
Actress was released on January 17, 1987.
Who directed Actress?
Actress was directed by Kon Ichikawa.
More films by Kon Ichikawa Who is in the cast of Actress?
Actress stars Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kinuyo Tanaka, Bunta Sugawara as Kenji Mizoguchi and Hisashi Igawa as Isoya, among 18 credited actors.
Does Actress have a post-credit scene?
No. Actress has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Actress in?
The original language of Actress is Japanese.
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