The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) - Romance Movies 144 minutes. The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemum, The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums, Historia del último crisantemo, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums, Zangiku monogatari, Erzählung von den späten Chrysanthemen, 마지막 국화 이야기, 잔기쿠 이야기. 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. forbidden love, osaka, japan, tokyo, japan, kabuki, 19th century, adopted son, theatrical troupe
Released: Oct 13, 1939
Runtime: 144 minutes
Stars: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kōkichi Takada, Gonjurô Kawarazaki, Kakuko Mori, Tokusaburo Arashi, Yōko Umemura
Crew: Kenji Mizoguchi (Director), Shôfû Muramatsu (Novel), Yoshikata Yoda (Screenplay), Matsutarō Kawaguchi (Screenplay), Tadaoto Kainoshō (Researcher), Senji Itô (Original Music Composer)