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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 13, 1939

Runtime

2h 24m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

79%

Original Title

残菊物語

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Description

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.