The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer Shôfû Muramatsu (Novel), Yoshikata Yoda (Screenplay), Matsutarō Kawaguchi (Screenplay)
Original Title 残菊物語
Release Date October 13, 1939
Runtime 144 min (2h 24m)
Country Japan
Language JA
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Shochiku

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
• Written by Shôfû Muramatsu , Yoshikata Yoda , Matsutarō Kawaguchi
⭐ 3.9 / 5 (133 votes) ⏱️ 144 min 🎬 Romance, Drama

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Synopsis

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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Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
 Novel Shôfû Muramatsu
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
 Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
 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