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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

  • 1939
  • 2h 24m
  • Romance, Drama
  • 7.8

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.

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Storyline

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.

Cast

Shōtarō HanayagiKikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko MoriOtoku
Kōkichi TakadaFukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke TakamatsuMatsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô KawarazakiKikugoro Onoue
Benkei ShiganoyaMasseur Genshun
Kikuko HanaokaGeisha Konaka
Nobuko FushimiGeisha Eiryu
Ichiro YukiHotel lodger
Tokusaburo ArashiShikan Nakamura
Yōko UmemuraOsata
Ryôtarô KawanamiEiju Dayu
Jun'nosuke HayamaKanya Morita
Tamitaro OnoeTamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki HanayagiTamijirô Onoue
Yoshie NakagawaTea Shop Lady

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