During the late Meiji period, at the beginning of the twentieth century, Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu, a scholar who brought European realism to the Japanese stage. The relationship leads to the end of his marriage and the breakup of his Arts Society.
Isuzu Yamada
Yoshi Hijikata
Ranko Akagi
Noriko Sengoku
Fusako Fujima
Hajime Izu
Eitarō Shindō
Shin Date
Kenji Susukida
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Hyo Kitazawa
Yumi Takano
Yasushi Nagata
Takashi Shimura
Masao Mishima
Akitake Kōno
Fudeko Tanaka