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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum(Movie, 1939)

Original title: "残菊物語" (Japanese/JA)
2h 24min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama
The Story of the Last ChrysanthemumRating: 4.0/5 (with 4747 votes)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (残菊物語, Zangiku monogatari), also titled The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum and The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums, is a 1939 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Based on a short story by Shōfu Muramatsu, it follows an onnagata (male actor specialising in playing female roles) struggling for artistic mastery in late 19th century Japan. ()
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About The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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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Phillip Lopate on Kenji Mizoguchi’s Portrayal of Women(Featurette, 1:35)

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Tokyo
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/13/1939
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenwriter: Shōfu Muramatsu, Yoshikata Yoda
Director of Photography: Minoru Miki
Composer: Shirō Fukai
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Erzählung von den späten Chrysanthemen"
"Historia del último crisantemo"
"The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums"
"Zangiku monogatari"
"마지막 국화 이야기"
"잔기쿠 이야기"
"The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:259193, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024