The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
- Romance
- Drama
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.
Cast
Shōtarō Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue
Kakuko Mori
Otoku
Kōkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura
- Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
- Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
- Benkei Shiganoya
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Kikuko Hanaoka
Geisha Konaka
Nobuko Fushimi
Geisha Eiryu
Ichiro Yuki
Hotel lodger
- Tokusaburo Arashi
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Osata
- Ryôtarô Kawanami
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
- Jun'nosuke Hayama
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
- Tamitaro Onoe
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
- Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Yoshie Nakagawa
Tea Shop Lady
- Yoneko Mogami
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
- Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
- Kô Hirota
Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
- Eijirō Hose
Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
- Fujiko Shirakawa
Fujiko Shirakawa
Kōmei Minami
Shintomiza manager
- Jinichi Amano
Jinichi Amano
- Haruo Inoue
Haruo Inoue
- Minpei Tomimoto
Minpei Tomimoto
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