The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum(1939)
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 MizoguchiProducer
Trailer
Cast
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
Yōko Umemura
Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
Crew
Details
Original Title
残菊物語
Original Language
ja
Country
Japan
Production
Shochiku
