The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939
2h 24m
7.8

7.8/10

127 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

forbidden love osaka, japan tokyo, japan kabuki 19th century adopted son theatrical troupe

Quick Facts

Original Title 残菊物語
Release Date October 13, 1939
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0032156

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

Ichiro Yuki
Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

Tokusaburo Arashi
Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura

Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami
Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Key Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Shintarô Shirai
Producer