The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

7.8144 min
RomanceDrama

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 10/13/1939

Runtime: 144 min

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers: Yoshikata Yoda

Top Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka

Nobuko Fushimi

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Osata

Yoshie Nakagawa

Yoshie Nakagawa

Tea Shop Lady

Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

Shintomiza manager

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