The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
2h 24m
Running Time
October 13, 1939Release Date
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
2h 24m
Running Time
October 13, 1939Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
Kōmei Minami
Shintomiza manager
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Researcher
Shintarô Shirai
Producer
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Yozô Fuji
Director of Photography
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Koshi Kawahigashi
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Kisaburo Okumura
Costume Design
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Tazuko Sakane
Assistant Director
Ryûichi Shikita
Sound
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer
Haruo Inoue
Jinichi Amano
Minpei Tomimoto
Fujiko Shirakawa
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 1939
Original Name残菊物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
forbidden love
osaka japan
tokyo japan
kabuki
19th century
adopted son
theatrical troupe
Wiki.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (残菊物語, Zangiku monogatari), also titled The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum and The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums, is a 1939 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Based on a short story by Shōfu Muramatsu, it follows an onnagata (male actor specialising in playing female roles) struggling for artistic mastery in late 19th century Japan.
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