The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Overview

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.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Top cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

K

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue

G

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Kikugoro Onoue

B

Benkei Shiganoya

Masseur Genshun

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha Konaka

Nobuko Fushimi

Geisha Eiryu

Ichiro Yuki

Hotel lodger

T

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shikan Nakamura

Yōko Umemura

Osata

R

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Eiju Dayu

J

Jun'nosuke Hayama

Kanya Morita

T

Tamitaro Onoe

Tamizô Onoue

Y

Yoshiaki Hanayagi

Tamijirô Onoue

Yoshie Nakagawa

Tea Shop Lady

Y

Yoneko Mogami

Otsuru

S

Sumao Ishihara

Touring theatre manager Onishi

K

Kô Hirota

Touring theatre staff

E

Eijirō Hose

Touring theatre actor

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