Zangiku monogatari (1956)
残菊物語
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.
- Date of release
- 1956-04-23
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Kōji Shima
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Zangiku monogatari is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima.
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