The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
• October 13th, 1939 • 2h 24min
Romance, Drama
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Lermontov. Doomsday
Released on: 2025-10-16
Drama, History
Pyatigorsk. The foot of Mount Mashuk. Morning of July 15, 1841. Two days ago – friends, overnight – ...
Rashomon
Released on: 1950-08-26
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Dances with Wolves
Released on: 1990-03-30
Adventure, Drama, Western
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a rewar...
Solaris
Released on: 1972-03-20
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death ...
Titanic
Released on: 1997-11-18
Drama, Romance
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A y...
Wild Strawberries
Released on: 1957-08-28
Drama
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unh...
The Last Samurai
Released on: 2003-12-05
Drama, Action, War
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...
Interview with the Vampire
Released on: 1994-11-11
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...
Lost Highway
Released on: 1997-01-15
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, g...
The Rules of the Game
Released on: 1939-07-09
Drama, Comedy, Romance
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois a...
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Released on: 1928-04-21
Drama, History
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c...
Persona
Released on: 1966-10-18
Drama
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in al...
Lolita
Released on: 1962-06-13
Drama, Romance
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulga...
Roman Holiday
Released on: 1953-08-26
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while i...
Rosemary's Baby
Released on: 1968-06-12
Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frigh...
The Music Room
Released on: 1958-10-10
Drama, Music
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices h...
Moulin Rouge!
Released on: 2001-05-18
Drama, Romance, Music
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari...
M
Released on: 1931-05-11
Drama, Thriller, Crime
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the fo...
Umberto D.
Released on: 1952-01-20
Drama
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling...
In the Mood for Love
Released on: 2000-09-29
Drama, Romance
In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouse...