CinemaOSMovie · 1939 · 2h 24m

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, 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 joins him.

Directed byKenji Mizoguchi

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 24m
Language
JA
Released
October 13, 1939
Studios
Shochiku

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Shōtarō Hanayagi

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

Benkei Shiganoya

Masseur Genshun

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka

Nobuko Fushimi

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Creative team
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Yoshikata Yoda
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Produced by
Shintarô Shirai

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