Movie Description
残菊物語
(1939)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
- Producer : Shintarô Shirai
- Editor : Koshi Kawahigashi
- Cast : Shōtarō Hanayagi,Kōkichi Takada,Gonjurô Kawarazaki,Kakuko Mori,Tokusaburo Arashi,Yōko Umemura,Ryôtarô Kawanami,Kinnosuke Takamatsu,Jun'nosuke Hayama,Tamitaro Onoe,Yoshiaki Hanayagi,Nobuko Fushimi,Kikuko Hanaoka,Yoshie Nakagawa,Benkei Shiganoya,Yoneko Mogami,Sumao Ishihara,Kô Hirota,Eijirō Hose,Ichiro Yuki,Fujiko Shirakawa,Kōmei Minami,Jinichi Amano,Haruo Inoue,Minpei Tomimoto
Cast
Kikunosuke Onoue
Fukusuke Nakamura
Kikugoro Onoue
Otoku
Shikan Nakamura
Osata
Eiju Dayu
Matsusuke Onoue
Kanya Morita
Tamizô Onoue
Tamijirô Onoue
Geisha Eiryu
Geisha Konaka
Tea Shop Lady
Masseur Genshun
Otsuru
Touring theatre manager Onishi
Touring theatre staff
Touring theatre actor
Hotel lodger
Shintomiza manager
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Facts
Original Title残菊物語
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-10-13
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 24m
Production CompaniesShochiku
Genres
- Romance
- Drama