The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Zangiku monogatari

MS12

Genre

Drama

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Run time

2h 23min

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kōkichi Takada

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.

Genre

Drama

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Run time

2h 23min

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kōkichi Takada

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.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

1939

Global distributor

Shochiku

Local distributor

Otaku MTÜ

In cinema

5/1/2024