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Actress

1956-11-27 · 93 min · ★ 8.0

Drama

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

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Directors
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaKakuko Mori
Chikako HosokawaChikako HosokawaTsukiko, Kakuko's mother
Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno
Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida
Koreya SendaKoreya Senda
Eitarō OzawaEitarō Ozawa
Kō Mihashi
Ichirō ShimizuIchirō Shimizu
Zenpei SagaZenpei Saga
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
Jūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno
Sumiko HidakaSumiko Hidaka
Kei TaguchiKei Taguchi
Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawa
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi Naitō
Izumi HaraIzumi Hara
Miwa Saitō
Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi
Someshō Matsumoto
Masanori Takeda

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