Zangiku monogatari
残菊物語
Release: 1956-04-23
·★ 7.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Cast
Tamao Nakamura
as Otsuru
Yataro Kurokawa
as Sudayû Sakae
Bontarō Miake
as Kan'ya Morita
Tokiko Mita
as Kofumi
Ichirō Izawa
as Fukusuke Nakamura
Kodayu Ichikawa
as Shikan Nakamura
Chikage Awashima
as Otoku
Chieko Naniwa
as Omoto
Yūsaku Terashima
as Tamizô Onoe
Kōichi Mizuhara
as Owner of Asahiza
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Sato
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
as Kikugorô V
Eigorō Onoe
as Matsusuke Onoe
Michiko Ai
as Yoneko
Shōzō Nanbu
as Doctor
Kazuo Hasegawa
as Kikunosuke
