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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

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Romance, Drama / NR

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.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Blend 8.5
Shōtarō Hanayagi Shōtarō Hanayagi Kikunosuke Onoue Kakuko Mori Kakuko Mori Otoku Kōkichi Takada Kōkichi Takada Fukusuke Nakamura Kinnosuke Takamatsu Kinnosuke Takamatsu Matsusuke Onoue Gonjurô Kawarazaki Gonjurô Kawarazaki Kikugoro Onoue Benkei Shiganoya Benkei Shiganoya Masseur Genshun Kikuko Hanaoka Kikuko Hanaoka Geisha Konaka Nobuko Fushimi Nobuko Fushimi Geisha Eiryu

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Cast 25

Shōtarō Hanayagi
Shōtarō Hanayagi Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Kakuko Mori Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Gonjurô Kawarazaki Kikugoro Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya
Benkei Shiganoya Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Kikuko Hanaoka Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Nobuko Fushimi Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki
Ichiro Yuki Hotel lodger
Tokusaburo Arashi
Tokusaburo Arashi Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Ryôtarô Kawanami Eiju Dayu
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Jun'nosuke Hayama Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamitaro Onoe Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Yoshiaki Hanayagi Tamijirô Onoue
Yoshie Nakagawa
Yoshie Nakagawa Tea Shop Lady
Yoneko Mogami
Yoneko Mogami Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose
Eijirō Hose Touring theatre actor
Fujiko Shirakawa
Fujiko Shirakawa
Kōmei Minami
Kōmei Minami Shintomiza manager
Jinichi Amano
Haruo Inoue
Haruo Inoue
Minpei Tomimoto
Minpei Tomimoto

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