The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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.

Date: 10/13/1939

Rating: 7.9

Cast: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kōkichi Takada, Gonjurô Kawarazaki, Kakuko Mori, Tokusaburo Arashi, Yōko Umemura, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Jun'nosuke Hayama, Tamitaro Onoe, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Nobuko Fushimi, Kikuko Hanaoka, Yoshie Nakagawa, Benkei Shiganoya, Yoneko Mogami, Sumao Ishihara, Kô Hirota, Eijirō Hose, Ichiro Yuki, Fujiko Shirakawa, Kōmei Minami, Jinichi Amano, Haruo Inoue, Minpei Tomimoto

Shōtarō Hanayagi