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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939, 2h 24min

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.

"The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum" — drama and romance movie produced in Japan and released in 1939. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 24min. "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, YouTube Movies and Vudu. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: Japan

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast:

Kinnosuke Takamatsu,

Sumao Ishihara,

Kōkichi Takada,

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Critic Jordan Hoffman

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8

Mizoguchi’s pacing is one of great patience, featuring many elegantly blocked sequences with minimal cutting and few, if any, closeups.

Read full review at The Guardian

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