The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Overview

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

Status

Released

Release date

October 13, 1939

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi,Kakuko Mori,Kōkichi Takada,Kinnosuke Takamatsu,Gonjurô Kawarazaki,Benkei Shiganoya,Kikuko Hanaoka,Nobuko Fushimi,Ichiro Yuki,Tokusaburo Arashiand 15 more

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Shôfû Muramatsu,Yoshikata Yoda,Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Producer

Shintarô Shirai

Cinematography

Shigeto Miki,Yozô Fuji

Music

Senji Ito,Shiro Fukai

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032156