The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

10/13/1939

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2hrs 24min

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Romance

,Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Shōtarō Hanayagi
  • Kōkichi Takada
  • Gonjurô Kawarazaki
  • Kakuko Mori
  • Tokusaburo Arashi

    Directors

  • Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Masami Hanaoka
  • Tazuko Sakane

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Shochiku

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

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