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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

残菊物語

1939·144'

Kenji Mizoguchi

DramaRomance

★ 7.8

Letterboxd TMDB #46069

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.

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Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi Shōtarō Hanayagi Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori Kakuko Mori Otoku
Kōkichi Takada Kōkichi Takada Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki Kikugoro Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka Kikuko Hanaoka Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi Nobuko Fushimi Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki Ichiro Yuki Hotel lodger
Tokusaburo Arashi Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura Yōko Umemura Osata
Ryôtarô Kawanami Eiju Dayu

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.