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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1939, October 13
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Sumao Ishihara, Benkei Shiganoya, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Tokusaburo Arashi, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kōmei Minami, Kōkichi Takada, Kikuko Hanaoka, Ichiro Yuki, Kakuko Mori, Eijirō Hose

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.

Keywords:

forbidden love 19th century adopted son tokyo, japan osaka, japan kabuki theatrical troupe