The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
144 mins
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.
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugoro Onoue
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shikan Nakamura
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoe
Tamizô Onoue
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya
Masseur Genshun
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru
Sumao Ishihara
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Kô Hirota
Touring theatre staff
Eijirō Hose
Touring theatre actor
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Researcher
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Koshi Kawahigashi
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Kisaburo Okumura
Costume Design
Masami Hanaoka
Assistant Director
Shintarô Shirai
Producer
Ryûichi Shikita
Sound
Yozô Fuji
Director of Photography
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer