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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

残菊物語

1939•2h 24m•7.8/10
  • Romance
  • Drama

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.

Top Cast

  • Shōtarō Hanayagi

    Shōtarō Hanayagi

    Kikunosuke Onoue

  • Kakuko Mori

    Kakuko Mori

    Otoku

  • Kōkichi Takada

    Kōkichi Takada

    Fukusuke Nakamura

  • Kinnosuke Takamatsu

    Kinnosuke Takamatsu

    Matsusuke Onoue

  • Gonjurô Kawarazaki

    Gonjurô Kawarazaki

    Kikugoro Onoue

  • Benkei Shiganoya

    Benkei Shiganoya

    Masseur Genshun

  • Kikuko Hanaoka

    Kikuko Hanaoka

    Geisha Konaka

  • Nobuko Fushimi

    Nobuko Fushimi

    Geisha Eiryu

Details

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Budget
—
Revenue
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Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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