The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-10-13 Japan 144 Min. PG-13
7.8 113 votes
Romance, Drama

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.

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi is Kikunosuke Onoue
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada is Fukusuke Nakamura
Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki is Kikugoro Onoue
Kikugoro Onoue
Kakuko Mori is Otoku
Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi is Shikan Nakamura
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura is Osata
Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami is Eiju Dayu
Eiju Dayu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu is Matsusuke Onoue
Matsusuke Onoue
Jun'nosuke Hayama is Kanya Morita
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe is Tamizô Onoue
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi is Tamijirô Onoue
Tamijirô Onoue
Nobuko Fushimi is Geisha Eiryu
Geisha Eiryu
Kikuko Hanaoka is Geisha Konaka
Geisha Konaka
Yoshie Nakagawa is Tea Shop Lady
Tea Shop Lady
Benkei Shiganoya is Masseur Genshun
Masseur Genshun
Yoneko Mogami is Otsuru
Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara is Touring theatre manager Onishi
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota is Touring theatre staff
Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose is Touring theatre actor
Touring theatre actor
Ichiro Yuki is Hotel lodger
Hotel lodger
Fujiko Shirakawa is
Kōmei Minami is Shintomiza manager
Shintomiza manager
Jinichi Amano is
Haruo Inoue is
Minpei Tomimoto is

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