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78% Critic Match
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
7.8 / 10• 1939• 2h 24m•NR• Japanese
RomanceDrama
Storyline
In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, 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 joins him.
Cast & Crew
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Lead
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
KT
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
GK
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
BS
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Mizoguchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
