Top Cast
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Bunta Sugawara
Kenji Mizoguchi
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kinuyo Tanaka
Mitsuko Mori
Mother
Koji Ishizaka
Shiro Kido
Kiichi Nakai
Heinosuke Gosho
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Seiko
Michino Yokoyama
Tamayo
Mitsuru Hirata
Nakama
Hisashi Igawa
Isoya
Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara
Kyôko Kishida
Kuginukiya
Yûsuke Koike
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Shigemitsu Ogi
Yasujiro Ozu
Kōkichi Takada
Kokichi Takada
Ryuzo Tanaka
Shozo
Fujio Tsuneta
Gentaro
Tohru Watanabe
Hiroshi Shimizu
Kimiko Yoshimiya
Hatsuko Yamashita
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Kaneto Shindō, Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka
- Original Score
- Kensaku Tanikawa
- Original Title
- 映画女優
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Production Studios
- TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kon Ichikawa
Kaneto Shindō, Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka
Kensaku Tanikawa
Yukio Isohata
Chizuko Osada
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hiroaki Fujii, Kon Ichikawa
Department Leadership Roster
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Hiroaki Fujii
Producer
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Kon Ichikawa
Producer
Yukio Isohata
Director of Photography
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay
Shinya Hidaka
Screenplay
Kensaku Tanikawa
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Actress
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Actress about?
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
Who directed Actress?
Actress was directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Who stars in Actress?
The principal cast of Actress includes Bunta Sugawara, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuko Mori, Koji Ishizaka, Kiichi Nakai.
When was Actress released and how long is it?
Actress was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 2h 10m.
Who composed the musical score for Actress?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Actress was composed by Kensaku Tanikawa.