The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

2h 24min

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.

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya

Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger
Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura
Jun'nosuke Hayama

Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe

Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Tamijirô Onoue
Yoshie Nakagawa

Yoshie Nakagawa

Tea Shop Lady
Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota

Kô Hirota

Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose

Eijirō Hose

Touring theatre actor
Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

Shintomiza manager

Release date

13th Oct 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語