Plot Summary
Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- 残菊物語
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- ja
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Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kikunosuke
Chikage Awashima
Otoku
Tamao Nakamura
Otsuru
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Sato
Chieko Naniwa
Omoto
Yataro Kurokawa
Sudayû Sakae
Bontarō Miake
Kan'ya Morita
Eigorō Onoe
Matsusuke Onoe
Michiko Ai
Yoneko
Tokiko Mita
Kofumi
Ichirō Izawa
Fukusuke Nakamura
Kodayu Ichikawa
Shikan Nakamura
Sumizô Ichikawa
Kikugorô's attendant
San'emon Arashi
Rishô Arashi
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Kikugorô V
Yūsaku Terashima
Tamizô Onoe
Shinobu Araki
Inn master
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Member of travelling actors
Hiroshi Ueda
Customer of theater restaurant
Shōzō Nanbu
Doctor
Production Companies
Daiei Film
