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 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.
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Top Billed Cast: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada
Runtime: 144 minutes
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Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
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Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
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Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
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Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
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Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
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Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
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Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
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Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
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Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
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Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
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Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
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Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
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Fujiko Shirakawa
Kōmei Minami
Shintomiza manager
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Jinichi Amano
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Haruo Inoue
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Minpei Tomimoto
