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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

79 %|Oct 13, 1939|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 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.

Featured Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Researcher
Tazuko Sakane
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Ryûichi Shikita
Sound

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Cast

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Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
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Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
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Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
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Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
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Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
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Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
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Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
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Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
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Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
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Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
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Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
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Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
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Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
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Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
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Kōmei Minami
Shintomiza manager