The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

7.8(117 votes)
1939
2h 24m
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.

Production

Shochiku

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

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