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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Matsutarô Kawaguchi ... (screenplay)
Shôfû Muramatsu ... (author: novel)
Yoshikata Yoda ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Shôtarô Hanayagi ... Kikunosuke Onoue
Kôkichi Takada Kôkichi Takada ... Fukusuke Nakamura
Ryôtarô Kawanami Ryôtarô Kawanami ... Eiju Dayu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu Kinnosuke Takamatsu ... Matsusuke Onoue
Jun'nosuke Hayama Jun'nosuke Hayama ... Kanya Morita
Tamitaro Onoue Tamitaro Onoue ... Tamizô Onoue
Ichirô Yûki Ichirô Yûki ... Guest in waiting room
Kômei Minami Kômei Minami ... Shintomi greenroom manager
Jin'ichi Amano Jin'ichi Amano ... Shintomi's onnagata
Haruo Inoue Haruo Inoue ... Actor
Sumao Ishihara Sumao Ishihara ... Manager of the travelling company
Kô Hirota Kô Hirota ... Greenroom manager of the travelling company
Minpei Tomimoto Minpei Tomimoto ... Guest in waiting room
Eijirô Hose Eijirô Hose ... Travelling actor
Nobuko Fushimi Nobuko Fushimi ... Eiryû, a geisha
Kikuko Hanaoka Kikuko Hanaoka ... Onaka, a geisha
Fujiko Shirakawa Fujiko Shirakawa ... Okiku, geisha
Yoneko Mogami Yoneko Mogami ... Otsuru, Genshun's daughter
Yoshie Nakagawa Yoshie Nakagawa ... Old maid at tea house
Hisayo Nishi Hisayo Nishi ... Otoku's aunt
Junko Kagami Junko Kagami ... Maid
Hisano Yamato Hisano Yamato ... Maid
Haruko Tagawa Haruko Tagawa ... Nursing mother
Atsuko Shibata Atsuko Shibata ... First geisha
Fumiko Akimoto Fumiko Akimoto ... Second geisha
Mitsue Kuniharu Mitsue Kuniharu ... Third geisha
Kimiko Shirotae Kimiko Shirotae ... Onnazumô (female wrestler)
Gonjurô Kawarazaki Gonjurô Kawarazaki ... Kikugorô Onoue the 5th
Kakuko Mori ... Otoku
Yoshiaki Hanayagi ... Tamijirô Onoue
Benkei Shiganoya Benkei Shiganoya ... Genshun, a masseur
Haruko Yanagido Haruko Yanagido ... Teahouse's landlady
Makoto Matsushita Makoto Matsushita ... Monkey trainer
Akira Shima Akira Shima ... Kakuza's manager
Hideo Nakagawa Hideo Nakagawa ... Otoku's uncle
Kitada Hiroshi Kitada Hiroshi ... Travelling actor
Kiyoshi Makino Kiyoshi Makino ... Enzaburô Jitsukawa (as Kiyoshi Harumoto)
Kazuyoshi Tachibana Kazuyoshi Tachibana ... Kikunosuke's apprentice
Akio Isono Akio Isono ... Young man
Tokusaburô Arashi Tokusaburô Arashi ... Shikan Nakamura (as Tokusaburo Arashi)
Yôko Umemura Yôko Umemura ... Osata

Produced by 

Shintarô Shirai ... producer

Music by 

Shirô Fukai
Senji Itô ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Yozô Fuji
Minoru Miki

Editing by 

Koshi Kawahigashi

Production Design by 

Hiroshi Mizutani

Set Decoration by 

Dai Arakawa
Jôtarô Kikukawa

Costume Design by 

Kisaburo Okumura

Makeup Department 

Rikizo Inoue ... key hair stylist
Yoshiko Kimura ... hair stylist
Ishitarô Takagi ... key hair stylist
Seiji Yamaguchi ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Shichirô Nishi ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Taichirô Hanaoka ... assistant director
Tazuko Sakane ... assistant director (as Tatsuko Sakane)
Shôzô Tahara ... assistant director

Art Department 

Nanboku Kema ... art researcher
Shôhachi Kimura ... art researcher
Shun Rokugô ... set designer
Taichi Shimizu ... set designer

Sound Department 

Ryûichi Shikita ... sound
Fumizô Sugimoto ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Katsutoshi Endô ... still photographer
Susumu Fujiwara ... camera operator
Matsujirô Nakajima ... gaffer
Yasukazu Shimizu ... camera operator
Matsuo Tajima ... camera operator
Yûji Takeshita ... camera operator

Music Department 

Shôjurô Kineya ... musician: shamisen
Tamezô Mochizuki ... music performer: utamono
Senpachi Sakada ... music performer: nagauta music
Bunkei Tokiwazu ... music performer: tokiwazu
Bunnosuke Tokiwazu ... music performer: tokiwazu
Enjirô Toyozawa ... music performer: joruri

Additional Crew 

Don Brown ... english subtitle translation
Atsushi Mochizuki ... titles
Kikuzô Otowa ... choreographer
Seikichi Terakado ... historical researcher

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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