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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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RomanceDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

144 mins

Rating

7.845/10

Release Date

13 October 1939

Country

Japan

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

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