The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum poster
Movie

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1979·2h 28m·Not Rated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
4,897 votes

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.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is a 1979 drama romance movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Shôtarô Hanayagi, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kôkichi Takada. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 4,897 votes and runs 2h 28m.

▶ Trailer👁 Watch➕ Add to Queue⭐ Rate
Actions open in the full BullseyeFlix app and jump to the exact feature.
🎬 Open in BullseyeFlix
Full details · Watch links · Similar movies
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Stars
Shôtarô Hanayagi
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Kôkichi Takada
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Details
1979-01-15
148 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
wind chimeempire of japangeishadeath of wifefired from a jobprocessionfamily problemsrickshawforbidden lovefather disapproves of fianceemeiji erafamily legacyforgivenessham actortwo word titleplay within a filmletter1880stragic romancewet nurseactingtokyo japanlovefamily dramaartistfamous actorhonshu islandstarting a new life from scratchkanto regiontriumphal processionfireworksfour years laterstage playdying of tuberculosiscanalwatermelonkabukiillnesssumo wrestlersingle take scenesdeathbedoppression of womenactorkabuki makeupself sacrificesearch for identitygossipitinerant actorlong takesupportive wifeshinpaadopted sonfamily relationshipsliefamily honorone year laterclass differencesdyingcommon law wifenursemaidcriticism19th centurydolly shotyear 1888train stationloss of confidencesacrificeyear 1885east asiafamous fathermentor mentee relationshipnagoya japanosaka japanbased on short storyfamekabuki costumekabuki masktheatre troupeadoptive father adopted son relationshipselfless lovemusewetnursedressing tablejapanese theaterstage actorhusband wife relationshiptraveling show troupetravelling playersasiafather son relationshiptouring actorhistorical dramabased on real personsecret meetingkabuki theatretruthencouragementtravelling theatrebabytraveling shot