Release Date
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Original Release
October 13, 1939
2h 24m
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
⭐ 7.8144 min
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.
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 2.8
Cast
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
⭐1.0
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
⭐0.6
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
⭐0.7
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
⭐0.7
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Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
⭐0.0
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Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
⭐0.3
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
⭐0.5
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
⭐0.2
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
⭐0.5
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Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
⭐0.4
Genres
RomanceDrama
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