Basic Info
Release: October 13, 1939
Rating: ⭐ 7.8/10 (123 votes)
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939
⭐ 7.8/10
123 votes
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.
Genres
Romance
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Shintarô Shirai
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