The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
In late-nineteenth-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a famed actor and himself an actor who specializes in feminine parts, realizes that he is acclaimed for his playing solely because he is his father's heir. Devastated by this, he seeks solace in Otoku, a household servant, and the two fall in love. Kikunosuke gets resolved to leave home and pursue a career as an actor on his own terms, and Otoku follows him faithfully.