Confessions Among Actresses (1971)
告白的女優論
In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored. The lives of three actresses are laid bare, and scenes from their lives are woven in and out of interviews with each of them. Each of them has experienced a traumatic event which contributes to their particular enjoyment of becoming someone else in dramatic roles.
- Date of release
- 1971-11-17
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yoshishige Yoshida
Casting
- Mariko Okada — Kyoko Ichimori
- Ruriko Asaoka — Aki Kaido
- Ineko Arima — Isaku Makiko
- Rentaro Mikuni — Minakawa
- Isao Kimura — Director Nose
- Miyoko Akaza — Kyoko
- Kiwako Taichi — Rie
- Kazuko Inano — Kiriko Nose
- Yumeji Tsukioka — Makiko's Mother
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa — Apparent Father
- Toru Minegishi — An Actor
- Yūsuke Kawazu — High School Teacher
Interesting facts
Confessions Among Actresses is a 1971 Japanese New Wave metafictional drama film co-written and directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. Its plot, which explores the relationship between trauma and performance, follows three actresses preparing for a film production, with each actresses' story structured as a series of confessional interviews and dramatized scenes. The film stars Mariko Okada, Ruriko Asaoka, Ineko Arima, Rentarō Mikuni and Isao Kimura. Its score was composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi. Confessions Among Actresses was theatrically released by Art Theatre Guild on 18 December 1971, in Japan.
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