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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 2H 24M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shôtarô Hanayagi
Shôtarô Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
Nobuko Fushimi
Nobuko Fushimi
Onaka
Kikuko Hanaoka
Kikuko Hanaoka
Eiryu
Kisho Hanayagi
Kisho Hanayagi
Tamisaburo Onoue
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Yoneko Mogami
Yoneko Mogami
Otsura, Genshun's daughter
Benkei Shiganoya
Benkei Shiganoya
Genshun Amma
Fujiko Shirakawa
Fujiko Shirakawa
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamitaro Onoe
Ichiro Yuki
Ichiro Yuki
Kōmei Minami
Kōmei Minami
Jinichi Amano
Jinichi Amano
Haruo Inoue
Haruo Inoue
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Kô Hirota
Kô Hirota
Mimpei Tomimoto
Mimpei Tomimoto
Eijirô Hose
Eijirô Hose
Yoshie Nakagawa
Yoshie Nakagawa

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Shôfû Muramatsu
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Shintarô Shirai
Shintarô Shirai
Producer
Senji Itô
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Yozô Fuji
Yozô Fuji
Director of Photography
Minoru Miki
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Koshi Kawahigashi
Koshi Kawahigashi
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Kisaburo Okumura
Kisaburo Okumura
Costume Design
Masami Hanaoka
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Tatsuko Sakane
Tatsuko Sakane
Assistant Director
Ryûichi Shikita
Ryûichi Shikita
Sound
Shiro Fukai
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Phillip Lopate on Kenji Mizoguchi’s Portrayal of Women
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum - Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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