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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Overview

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, 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 follows him.
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Kenji Mizoguchi profile
Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Yoshikata Yoda profile
Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi profile
Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada profile
Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki profile
Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori profile
Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi profile
Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura profile
Yōko Umemura

Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami profile
Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu profile
Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

Jun'nosuke Hayama profile
Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita

Tamitaro Onoe profile
Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue

Yoshiaki Hanayagi profile
Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Tamijirô Onoue

Nobuko Fushimi profile
Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Shōtarō Hanayagi profile
Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada profile
Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki profile
Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori profile
Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi profile
Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura profile
Yōko Umemura

Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami profile
Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu profile
Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

Jun'nosuke Hayama profile
Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita

Tamitaro Onoe profile
Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue

Yoshiaki Hanayagi profile
Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Tamijirô Onoue

Nobuko Fushimi profile
Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Extra

Release Date

October 13, 1939

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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