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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

★ 7.8/10 144 min Romance, Drama Japan Japanese
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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 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.

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Shōtarō Hanayagi
Shōtarō Hanayagi Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Kakuko Mori Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada Fukusuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Takamatsu Matsusuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki Kikugoro Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Kikuko Hanaoka Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Nobuko Fushimi Geisha Eiryu

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