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  • The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
  • Not Rated
    143 min | Drama, Romance
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
Not Rated
143 min | Drama, Romance

The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.
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Director
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Matsutarô Kawaguchi (screenplay) | Shôfû Muramatsu (author: novel) | Yoshikata Yoda (screenplay)
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Release date
Jan 15, 1979 (United States)
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Cast

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Shôtarô Hanayagi
Kikunosuke Onoue Kikunosuke Onoue   See fewer
Kôkichi Takada
Fukusuke Nakamura Fukusuke Nakamura   See fewer
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Eiju Dayu Eiju Dayu   See fewer
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Matsusuke Onoue Matsusuke Onoue   See fewer
Jun'nosuke Hayama
Kanya Morita Kanya Morita   See fewer
Tamitaro Onoue
Tamizô Onoue Tamizô Onoue   See fewer
Ichirô Yûki
Guest in waiting room Guest in waiting room   See fewer
Kômei Minami
Shintomi greenroom manager Shintomi greenroom manager   See fewer
Jin'ichi Amano
Shintomi's onnagata Shintomi's onnagata   See fewer
Sumao Ishihara
Manager of the travelling company Manager of the travelling company   See fewer
Kô Hirota
Greenroom manager of the travelling company Greenroom manager of the travelling company   See fewer
Minpei Tomimoto
Guest in waiting room Guest in waiting room   See fewer
Eijirô Hose
Travelling actor Travelling actor   See fewer
Nobuko Fushimi
Eiryû, a geisha Eiryû, a geisha   See fewer
Kikuko Hanaoka
Onaka, a geisha Onaka, a geisha   See fewer
Fujiko Shirakawa
Okiku, geisha Okiku, geisha   See fewer
Yoneko Mogami
Otsuru, Genshun's daughter Otsuru, Genshun's daughter   See fewer
Yoshie Nakagawa
Old maid at tea house Old maid at tea house   See fewer
Hisayo Nishi
Otoku's aunt Otoku's aunt   See fewer
Haruko Tagawa
Nursing mother Nursing mother   See fewer
Atsuko Shibata
First geisha First geisha   See fewer
Fumiko Akimoto
Second geisha Second geisha   See fewer
Mitsue Kuniharu
Third geisha Third geisha   See fewer
Kimiko Shirotae
Onnazumô (female wrestler) Onnazumô (female wrestler)   See fewer
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Kikugorô Onoue the 5th Kikugorô Onoue the 5th   See fewer
Yoshiaki Hanayagi
Tamijirô Onoue Tamijirô Onoue   See fewer
Benkei Shiganoya
Genshun, a masseur Genshun, a masseur   See fewer
Haruko Yanagido
Teahouse's landlady Teahouse's landlady   See fewer
Makoto Matsushita
Monkey trainer Monkey trainer   See fewer
Akira Shima
Kakuza's manager Kakuza's manager   See fewer
Hideo Nakagawa
Otoku's uncle Otoku's uncle   See fewer
Kitada Hiroshi
Travelling actor Travelling actor   See fewer
Kiyoshi Makino
Enzaburô Jitsukawa (as Kiyoshi Harumoto) Enzaburô Jitsukawa (as Kiyoshi Harumoto)   See fewer
Kazuyoshi Tachibana
Kikunosuke's apprentice Kikunosuke's apprentice   See fewer
Akio Isono
Young man Young man   See fewer
Tokusaburô Arashi
Shikan Nakamura (as Tokusaburo Arashi) Shikan Nakamura (as Tokusaburo Arashi)   See fewer
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