The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The story

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 & crew

Shōtarō HanayagiKikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko MoriOtoku

Kōkichi TakadaFukusuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke TakamatsuMatsusuke Onoue

Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Gonjurô KawarazakiKikugoro Onoue

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei ShiganoyaMasseur Genshun

Kikuko HanaokaGeisha Konaka

Nobuko FushimiGeisha Eiryu

Ichiro YukiHotel lodger

Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo ArashiShikan Nakamura

Yōko UmemuraOsata

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Ryôtarô KawanamiEiju Dayu