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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939 • 2h24m Romance, Drama

Rating

7.8/10

Popularity

2

In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, 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 joins him.

Details

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Screenplay

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kakuko Mori

Kōkichi Takada

Release date

10/13/1939

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

Vote count

127