The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
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.
Top Billed Cast
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Featured Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Researcher
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Koshi Kawahigashi
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Kisaburo Okumura
Costume Design
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Shintarô Shirai
Producer
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