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.
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Kikunosuke
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Chikage Awashima
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Tamao Nakamura
Otsuru
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Sato
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Chieko Naniwa
Omoto
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Yataro Kurokawa
Sudayû Sakae
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Bontarō Miake
Kan'ya Morita
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Eigorō Onoe
Matsusuke Onoe
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Ugetsu
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Michiko Ai
Yoneko
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Tokiko Mita
Kofumi
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Ichirō Izawa
Fukusuke Nakamura
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Kodayu Ichikawa
Shikan Nakamura
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Kōji Shima Director · Yoshikata Yoda Writer Shôfû Muramatsu Story
First release April 23, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 残菊物語
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
残菊物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 23, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 4, 1960 · Theatrical
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