Japan Synopsis
残菊物語
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Romance + Drama in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum itself).
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1930s in Japan, 22 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum premiered alongside 0 others.
Position in Catalog
The 29th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
98 audience reviews — more than 76% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- kabuki · 3
- adopted son · 3
- theatrical troupe · 1
- forbidden love · 19
- osaka · 7
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
- 19th century · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #568 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #19 of 406 (top 5%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | October 13, 1939 |
| IMDb | tt0032156 |