The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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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Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi Shōtarō Hanayagi As: Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada Kōkichi Takada As: Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki Gonjurô Kawarazaki As: Kikugoro Onoue
Kakuko Mori Kakuko Mori As: Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi Tokusaburo Arashi As: Shikan Nakamura
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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 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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Details

Genres: Romance, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 13 October 1939

Country: JP

Runtime: 144m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

Jun'nosuke Hayama

Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita

Tamitaro Onoe

Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Tamijirô Onoue

Nobuko Fushimi

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka

Yoshie Nakagawa

Yoshie Nakagawa

Tea Shop Lady

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya

Masseur Genshun

Yoneko Mogami

Yoneko Mogami

Otsuru

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Touring theatre manager Onishi

Kô Hirota

Kô Hirota

Touring theatre staff

Eijirō Hose

Eijirō Hose

Touring theatre actor

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

Fujiko Shirakawa

Fujiko Shirakawa

Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

Shintomiza manager

Jinichi Amano

Jinichi Amano

Haruo Inoue

Haruo Inoue

Minpei Tomimoto

Minpei Tomimoto

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Masami Hanaoka

Masami Hanaoka

Assistant Director

Tazuko Sakane

Tazuko Sakane

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Kisaburo Okumura

Kisaburo Okumura

Costume Design

Sound

Senji Itô

Senji Itô

Original Music Composer

Ryûichi Shikita

Ryûichi Shikita

Sound

Shiro Fukai

Shiro Fukai

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Yozô Fuji

Yozô Fuji

Director of Photography

Minoru Miki

Minoru Miki

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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