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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
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October 13, 1939
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Romance, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Cast
![Shōtarō Hanayagi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//xZZZiRvupKE6TdgERaA4ZHTlPUk.jpg)
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
![Kōkichi Takada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//qMP7I65BbtPJBc0MqIXpw6ZsFXb.jpg)
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
![Kakuko Mori](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//6gSHjnJmOzNMCSsQJKnO3MtE4qw.jpg)
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura