Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress

Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.

Kōkichi Takada

Keiji Sada

Teiji Takahashi

Minoru Ōki

Junzaburō Ban

Achako Hanabishi

Yuji Kawakita

Yatarō Kitagami

Jūshirō Konoe

Eiichi Sugasawara

Takahiro Tamura

Akira Ishihama

Katsuo Nakamura

Masami Taura

Shinichi Himori

Akihiko Katayama

Shinji Takano

Yuji Funayama

Fumio Watanabe

Shingo Kiyokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Keiko Kishi

Ineko Arima

Yōko Katsuragi

Kyoko Kami

Hitomi Nozoe

Shinobu Asaji

Takako Fujino

Hiroko Nanaura

Machiko Mizuhara

Yukiko Shimazaki

Akiko Koyama

Hiroko Sugita

Keiko Yukishiro

Hiroko Nakagawa

Yukiko Ibuki

Yukiji Asaoka

Ukiko Kagurazaka

Kuniko Igawa

Kurumi Yamabato

Chieko Seki

Satoko Koga

Chiyo Murasaki