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
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
Nobuko Fushimi
Onaka
Kikuko Hanaoka
Eiryu
Kisho Hanayagi
Tamisaburo Onoue
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Yoneko Mogami
Otsura
Benkei Shiganoya
Genshun Amma
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Koshi Kawahigashi
Editor
Kisaburo Okumura
Costume Design
Shintarô Shirai
Producer
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Yozô Fuji
Director of Photography
Tazuko Sakane
Assistant Director
Ryûichi Shikita
Sound
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Tadaoto Kainoshō
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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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