Overview
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.
Cast & Crew
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Gonjurô Kawarazaki, Benkei Shiganoya, Kikuko Hanaoka, Nobuko Fushimi, Ichiro Yuki, Tokusaburo Arashi, Yōko Umemura, Ryôtarô Kawanami
