The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1939-10-13
Runtime: 144 minutes
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Top 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
- Benkei Shiganoya as Masseur Genshun
- Kikuko Hanaoka as Geisha Konaka
- Nobuko Fushimi as Geisha Eiryu
- Ichiro Yuki as Hotel lodger
- Tokusaburo Arashi as Shikan Nakamura
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