The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) on Netflix
Kikunosuke Onoue, adopted son of a famous kabuki actor, plays female roles while the troupe flatters him and mocks him behind his back. Otoku, a household servant, urges him to improve.
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- Netflix4.3/5
- IMDb7.7/104,959 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes94%
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Plot summary
Kikunosuke Onoue, called Kiku, has been adopted into the family of a celebrated kabuki actor and trained to play female roles. Other members of the troupe praise his work to his face and laugh at it behind his back. Otoku nurses the baby of the actor's own child and is the only person who tells Kiku plainly that his acting is not good enough and that he needs to improve. Because the household fears a scandal over her closeness to the young master, she is dismissed.
Cast
- Kinnosuke Takamatsuas Matsusuke Onoue
- Gonjurô Kawarazakias Kikugoro Onoue
- Benkei Shiganoyaas Masseur Genshun
- Tokusaburo Arashias Shikan Nakamura
- Ryôtarô Kawanamias Eiju Dayu
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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- The film adapts a short story by Shōfu Muramatsu that was based on a real kabuki actor, Kikunosuke Onoe II, who lived from 1868 to 1897.
- The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums was Kenji Mizoguchi's first film for the Shochiku studios after a short stay at Shinkō Kinema, and the first of his trilogy about Meiji-era theatre; one companion film, A Woman of Osaka, is lost.
