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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 13, 1939

Original Title:
残菊物語

Alternate Titles:
Erzählung von den späten Chrysanthemen
Historia del último crisantemo
The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums
Zangiku monogatari
마지막 국화 이야기
잔기쿠 이야기

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Shochiku

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 144

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Masami Hanaoka
Tazuko Sakane

Costume Design:
Kisaburo Okumura

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi

Director of Photography:
Minoru Miki
Yozô Fuji

Editor:
Koshi Kawahigashi

Novel:
Shôfû Muramatsu

Original Music Composer:
Senji Itô
Shiro Fukai

Producer:
Shintarô Shirai

Production Design:
Hiroshi Mizutani

Researcher:
Tadaoto Kainoshō

Screenplay:
Yoshikata Yoda
Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Sound:
Ryûichi Shikita

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