The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Name: The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1939-10-13
Duration: 2 h 24 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Gonjurô Kawarazaki

1939·Movie·144 min·★ 7.8(128)

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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.

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About The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is a 1939 Japanese-language romance and drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The cast is led by Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada. It has a runtime of 2h 24m. Viewers rate it 7.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum was produced by Shochiku and made in Japan. It was released on October 13, 1939.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Release date: October 13, 1939
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Shochiku

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum cast & crew

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and written by Yoshikata Yoda and Matsutarō Kawaguchi.

The cast features Shōtarō Hanayagi as Kikunosuke Onoue, Kakuko Mori as Otoku, Kōkichi Takada as Fukusuke Nakamura, Kinnosuke Takamatsu as Matsusuke Onoue, Gonjurô Kawarazaki as Kikugoro Onoue, and Benkei Shiganoya as Masseur Genshun.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Senji Ito, cinematography is by Shigeto Miki, and it was produced by Shintarô Shirai.

Is The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum worth watching?

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum holds an audience score of 7.8/10 from 128 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed romance films.

At 2h 24m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance and drama, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is worth a place on your watchlist.

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