The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 6.863 |
Directed By
Kenji Mizoguchi
Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Shôfû Muramatsu
Yoshikata Yoda
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Senji Itô
Koshi Kawahigashi
Hiroshi Mizutani
Minoru Miki
Kisaburo Okumura
Masami Hanaoka
Shintarô Shirai
Ryûichi Shikita
Tazuko Sakane
Yozô Fuji
Shiro Fukai
TOP CAST
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
Kōmei Minami
Shintomiza manager
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