
Romance
Drama
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
7.8
144 min
1939
Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
Top Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori
Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
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