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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

19397.82h 24m

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.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by Shôfû Muramatsu, Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Produced by Shintarô Shirai
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Top Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

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Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

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Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

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Benkei Shiganoya

Masseur Genshun

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka

Nobuko Fushimi

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

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Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Themes & Keywords

forbidden loveosaka, japantokyo, japankabuki19th centuryadopted sontheatrical troupe

About The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is a romance, drama film released in 1939 exploring themes of forbidden love, osaka, japan, tokyo, japan, kabuki, 19th century, adopted son. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, it stars Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada. 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.

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