The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kikunosuke Onoue

Kakuko Mori

Otoku

Kōkichi Takada

Fukusuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Matsusuke Onoue