Kakuko Mori
Acting
Biography
Japanese writer and actress.
Known For
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.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Actress
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Kekkon Sanjûshi
A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls passionately in love with a woman.
晴小袖
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Wakaki sugata
Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.
Goju no to
A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.
夫婦太鼓
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Japanese film from 1933, adapted from Masao Kume's serialized newspaper novel.