🎬 Romance, Drama

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

⭐ 7.8/10 1939 2h 24m Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

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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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7.8/10 128 votes

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Year
1939
Runtime
2h 24m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.8/10
Votes
128
Genre
Romance, Drama
Director
Language
JA

Cast

🎭 Romance 🎭 Drama 🎬 Kenji Mizoguchi 👤 Shōtarō Hanayagi 👤 Kakuko Mori 👤 Kōkichi Takada
forbidden love osaka, japan tokyo, japan kabuki 19th century adopted son theatrical troupe

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum has a runtime of 2h 24m (2 hours and 24 minutes).
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and released in 1939.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is a Romance, Drama film (1939).
The cast of The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum includes Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kakuko Mori, Kōkichi Takada, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Gonjurô Kawarazaki.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum has a TMDB rating of 7.8/10 based on 128 votes.

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