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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Original title: 残菊物語

1939 2h 24m ★ 7.8/10 TMDB
Romance Drama

Plot

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.

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Production
Japan
Release date
1939-10-13

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