The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

1939 · Feature film · 143 min · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

• Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Shôfû Muramatsu

Composer

Senji Ito

Cinematography

Shigeto Miki

Studio

Shochiku

Released

1939-10-13

Original title

残菊物語

Running time

143 minutes

Cast & crew

• Kenji Mizoguchi Director
• Shōtarō Hanayagi
• Kakuko Mori
• Kōkichi Takada
• KKinnosuke Takamatsu
• GGonjurô Kawarazaki
• BBenkei Shiganoya
• Kikuko Hanaoka
• Nobuko Fushimi

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