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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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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Cast and Crew

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Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Profile photo of Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Profile photo of Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

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Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Profile photo of Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Profile photo of Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Osata

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Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Profile photo of Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

Profile photo of Jun'nosuke Hayama

Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita

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Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue

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Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

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Shôfû Muramatsu

Novel

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Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Profile photo of Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Screenplay

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Tadaoto Kainoshō

Researcher

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Senji Itô

Original Music Composer

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Koshi Kawahigashi

Editor

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Hiroshi Mizutani

Production Design

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Minoru Miki

Director of Photography

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Kisaburo Okumura

Costume Design

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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.

Orignal Title

残菊物語

Orignal Language

ja

Duration

144 minutes

Genre

Romance, Drama

Status

Released

Release Data

1939-10-13

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Production Companies

Shochiku

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