The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Name: The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Released: 1939
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Jun'nosuke Hayama

1939 · 144 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 4,602 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Mizoguchi

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum poster

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,173 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:08 The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums

00:07:40 He's very happy with you, because you were good

00:12:30 But I understand

00:16:21 But he's not well tonight

00:20:01 You'll be his true successor

00:25:13 Otoku, come and help me

00:30:18 I'm firing you

00:34:38 I'm sorry. Kikunosuke's gone

00:40:54 I'm just a house-painter's daughter

00:45:47 ...not to have thrown you out altogether...

00:50:38 And I won't go back

00:55:21 Maybe we should give the role to someone else

01:02:53 I didn't expect you

01:09:21 I wish you didn't have to do this kind of work...

01:13:16 With old Tamizo dead, our theatre feels like a funeral

01:16:32 Can't you speak nicely to me once in a while?

01:21:44 What shall we do?

01:28:29 It's Otoku!

01:33:29 - You did that? - Kiku-chan...

01:46:40 Even so...

01:52:22 But not if you are with Otoku

01:59:17 Why?

02:09:21 I know Kikunosuke personally

02:13:25 We can finally get married

Cast & Characters

Shôtarô Hanayagi Kikunosuke Onoue Kôkichi Takada Fukusuke Nakamura Ryôtarô Kawanami Eiju Dayu Kinnosuke Takamatsu Matsusuke Onoue Jun'nosuke Hayama Kanya Morita Tamitaro Onoue Tamizô Onoue Ichirô Yûki Guest in waiting room Kômei Minami Shintomi greenroom manager Jin'ichi Amano Shintomi's onnagata Haruo Inoue Actor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,173

Dialogue density8.1 lines / min

First line00:00:08

Final line02:13:25

Production Record

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes4,602