The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Release Date: 1939-10-13
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.
Rating: 7.8 / 10
Cast
Shōtarō Hanayagi
as Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
as Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
as Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
as Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
as Kikugoro Onoue
Crew
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Kenji Mizoguchi - Director
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Shôfû Muramatsu - Novel
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Yoshikata Yoda - Screenplay
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Matsutarō Kawaguchi - Screenplay
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Tadaoto Kainoshō - Researcher
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