

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
Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori
Otoku

Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue

Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue

Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun

Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka

Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu

Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger

Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura