The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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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Cast
- Shōtarō Hanayagi — Kikunosuke Onoue
- Kakuko Mori — Otoku
- Kōkichi Takada — Fukusuke Nakamura
- Kinnosuke Takamatsu — Matsusuke Onoue
- Gonjurô Kawarazaki — Kikugoro Onoue
- Benkei Shiganoya — Masseur Genshun
- Kikuko Hanaoka — Geisha Konaka
- Nobuko Fushimi — Geisha Eiryu
- Ichiro Yuki — Hotel lodger
- Tokusaburo Arashi — Shikan Nakamura
- Yōko Umemura — Osata
- Ryôtarô Kawanami — Eiju Dayu
Where to watch The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Criterion Channel, Plex
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