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
Chikage Awashima
as Otoku
Tamao Nakamura
as Otsuru
Chieko Naniwa
as Omoto
Bontarō Miake
as Kan'ya Morita
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
as Kikugorô V
Yataro Kurokawa
as Sudayû Sakae
Tokiko Mita
as Kofumi
Ichirō Izawa
as Fukusuke Nakamura
Yūsaku Terashima
as Tamizô Onoe
Shōzō Nanbu
as Doctor
Michiko Ai
as Yoneko
Kōichi Mizuhara
as Owner of Asahiza
Kazuo Hasegawa
as Kikunosuke
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Sato
Eigorō Onoe
as Matsusuke Onoe
Kodayu Ichikawa
as Shikan Nakamura
