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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

7.9 144 mins Romance   Drama   1939
Shochiku  
Director(s): Kenji Mizoguchi

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.

Casts of The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Shōtarō Hanayagi

as Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada

as Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

as Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori

as Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi

as Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura

as Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami

as Eiju Dayu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

as Matsusuke Onoue

Jun'nosuke Hayama

as Kanya Morita

Tamitaro Onoe

as Tamizô Onoue

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

as Tamijirô Onoue

Nobuko Fushimi

as Geisha Eiryu

Kikuko Hanaoka

as Geisha Konaka

Yoshie Nakagawa

as Tea Shop Lady

Benkei Shiganoya

as Masseur Genshun

Yoneko Mogami

as Otsuru

Sumao Ishihara

as Touring theatre manager Onishi

Kô Hirota

as Touring theatre staff

Eijirō Hose

as Touring theatre actor

Ichiro Yuki

as Hotel lodger

Kōmei Minami

as Shintomiza manager

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