The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (残菊物語) 84 years old

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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.

Credits

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Cast

Name Character
Kôkichi Takada as Fukusuke Nakamura
Kakuko Mori She was 25, 71 years old when she died as Otoku
Shôtarô Hanayagi as Kikunosuke Onoue
Gonjurô Kawarazaki as Kikugoro Onoue
Kikuko Hanaoka She was 29, 73 years old when she died as Eiryu
Yôko Umemura as Osata
Benkei Shiganoya as Genshun Amma
Tokusaburo Arashi as Shikan Nakamura
Nobuko Fushimi She was 24, now 108 years old as Onaka

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Crew

Name Department
Shôfû Muramatsu as Novel. Writing
Minoru Miki as Director of Photography. He was 9 (81) years old when He died Camera
Kenji Mizoguchi as Director. He was 41 (58) years old when He died Directing
Matsutarō Kawaguchi as Writer. He was 40 (85) years old when He died Writing
Yoshikata Yoda as Writer. He was 30 (82) years old when He died Writing
Senji Itô as Original Music Composer. Sound
Tatsuko Sakane as Assistant Director. She was 34 (70) years old when She died Directing
Hiroshi Mizutani as Production Design. He was 6 (25) years old when He died Art
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (84 years)

  • Release day: Friday, October 13, 1939
  • Runtime: 144 minutes