The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Zangiku monogatari

148 min★ 7.7 · 4,978 votes

• Drama
• Romance

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.

Release date

October 13, 1939

Country of origin

Japan

Music

Shirō Fukai