The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

残菊物語

7.8 out of 10 · 1939 · 144 min · Romance, Drama

Overview

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 by Kenji Mizoguchi

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
• Yōko Umemura as Osata
• Ryôtarô Kawanami as Eiju Dayu

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