Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)

Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.

Cast (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kōkichi Takada

Keiji Sada

Teiji Takahashi

Minoru Ōki

Junzaburō Ban

Achako Hanabishi

Y

Yuji Kawakita

Y

Yatarō Kitagami

Jūshirō Konoe

Eiichi Sugasawara

Takahiro Tamura

Akira Ishihama

K

Katsuo Nakamura

Masami Taura

Shinichi Himori

Akihiko Katayama

S

Shinji Takano

Y

Yuji Funayama

Fumio Watanabe

S

Shingo Kiyokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Keiko Kishi

Ineko Arima

Yōko Katsuragi

Kyoko Kami

Hitomi Nozoe

Shinobu Asaji

T

Takako Fujino

H

Hiroko Nanaura

M

Machiko Mizuhara

Yukiko Shimazaki

Akiko Koyama

H

Hiroko Sugita

Keiko Yukishiro

H

Hiroko Nakagawa

Yukiko Ibuki

Yukiji Asaoka

U

Ukiko Kagurazaka

Kuniko Igawa

Kurumi Yamabato

Chieko Seki

S

Satoko Koga

C

Chiyo Murasaki

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