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.
Key credits listed on this page include Teinosuke Kinugasa, Eijiro Hisaita, Isuzu Yamada, Yoshi Hijikata, Ranko Akagi, Noriko Sengoku, Fusako Fujima, and Hajime Izu.