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Confessions Among Actresses (1971)

Confessions Among Actresses (1971)

Drama
Release Date: 1971, November 17
Directors: Yoshishige Yoshida
Countries: Japan
Production: Gendai Eigasha
Cast: Isao Kimura, Rentaro Mikuni, Toru Minegishi, Mariko Okada, Miyoko Akaza, Yoshio Harada, Yūsuke Kawazu, Yumeji Tsukioka, Ruriko Asaoka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ineko Arima, Daigo Kusano

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

suicide attempt nightmare becomes reality extramarital affair