Oct 13, 1939
144 min
Full-HD

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 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.

Category

Romance Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Shochiku

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura

Osata

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

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