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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)★ 7.7/10

Not Rated · JP · 143 min · October 10, 1939

  • Drama
  • Romance

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi

Written by: Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Shôfû Muramatsu, Yoshikata Yoda

In 1888 Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a famous actor, struggles with the realization that his talent is only praised due to his family name.

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Written by

Matsutarō KawaguchiShôfû MuramatsuYoshikata Yoda

Cast & crew

Shôtarô HanayagiKikunosuke OnoueKōkichi TakadaFukusuke NakamuraRyôtarô KawanamiEiju DayuKinnosuke TakamatsuMatsusuke OnoueJun'nosuke HayamaKanya MoritaTamitaro OnoueTamizô OnoueIchirō YūkiGuest in waiting roomKōmei MinamiShintomi greenroom managerJin'ichi AmanoShintomi's onnagataHaruo InoueActorSumao IshiharaManager of the travelling companyKô HirotaGreenroom manager of the travelling companyMinpei TomimotoGuest in waiting roomEijirō HoseTravelling actorNobuko FushimiEiryû, a geishaKikuko HanaokaOnaka, a geishaFujiko ShirakawaOkiku, geishaYoneko MogamiOtsuru, Genshun's daughterYoshie NakagawaOld maid at tea houseHisayo NishiOtoku's auntJunko KagamiMaidHisano YamatoMaidHaruko TagawaNursing motherAtsuko ShibataFirst geishaFumiko AkimotoSecond geishaMitsue KuniharuThird geishaKimiko ShirotaeOnnazumô (female wrestler)Gonjurô KawarazakiKikugorô Onoue the 5thKakuko MoriOtokuYoshiaki HanayagiTamijirô OnoueBenkei ShiganoyaGenshun, a masseurHaruko YanagidoTeahouse's landladyMakoto MatsushitaMonkey trainerAkira ShimaKakuza's managerHideo NakagawaOtoku's uncleKitada HiroshiTravelling actorKiyoshi MakinoEnzaburô JitsukawaKazuyoshi TachibanaKikunosuke's apprenticeAkio IsonoYoung manTokusaburō ArashiShikan NakamuraYōko UmemuraOsata