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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

7.8/10 2h 24m Oct 13, 1939
Romance Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title 残菊物語
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Popularity: 0.3
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Popularity: 0.6
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Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Popularity: 0.5
Kakuko Mori
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Popularity: 0.3
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Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Popularity: 0.4
Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
Popularity: 0.5
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Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Popularity: 0.1
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
Popularity: 0.7
No Photo" alt="Jun'nosuke Hayama" class="cast-photo">
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Popularity: 0.0
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Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Popularity: 0.1
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Popularity: 0.5
Nobuko Fushimi
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Producer Shintarô Shirai
Editor Koshi Kawahigashi

Production

Shochiku
JP

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Phillip Lopate on Kenji Mizoguchi’s Portrayal of Women
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Keywords

forbidden love osaka, japan tokyo, japan kabuki 19th century adopted son theatrical troupe

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Details
Release Date October 13, 1939
Runtime 2h 24m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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