The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

Mizoguchi does not exactly traffic in light comedy. A male Kabuki actor, pampered as the adopted son of his famous father, realizes his acclaim is unearned. Spurned, he runs off with a woman from his household to make his own name in Osaka. It's a melodrama that is indeed very long.

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Kenji Mizoguchi directed The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum in 1939. See Kenji Mizoguchi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Mizoguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Mizoguchi.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum was released in 1939 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 144 minutes.