In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully joins him.
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by: Shôfû Muramatsu, Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Music by: Senji Ito, Shiro Fukai
Starring: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Gonjurô Kawarazaki, Benkei Shiganoya, Kikuko Hanaoka, Nobuko Fushimi, Ichiro Yuki, Tokusaburo Arashi
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1939-10-13
Runtime: 144 minutes
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