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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (残菊物語, Zangiku monogatari), also titled The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum and The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums, is a 1939 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
Feb 25, 2021 · Offering a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of kabuki theater in the late nineteenth century, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum provides a critique of the oppression of women and the sacrifices required of them, and represents the pinnacle of Mizoguchi’s early career.
- 144 min
Jan 15, 1979 · With Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu. The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.
- (4.4K)
- Drama, Romance
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1979-01-15
Offering a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of kabuki theater in the late nineteenth century, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum provides a critique of the oppression of women and the sacrifices required of them, and represents the pinnacle of Mizoguchi’s early career.
- Kikunosuke Onoe VI
Kikunosuke (Shotaro Hanayagi) was adopted as an infant by a legendary kabuki actor (Gonjuro Kawarazaki) and is being groomed to follow in his theatrical footsteps. Though his fellow troupe...
- (17)
- Shotaro Hanayagi
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Drama
Sep 13, 2016 · The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is a temple for sublimation: Mizoguchi cast a reigning contemporary star of shinpa theater—Shotaro Hanayagi would be named a “living national treasure”—to play in a historical film about an actual kabuki actor, Kikunosuke Onoe, who in turn plays, among other roles, a courtesan transformed into the ...
Offering a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of kabuki theater in the late nineteenth century, THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM provides a critique of the oppression of women and the sacrifices required of them, and represents the pinnacle of Mizoguchi’s early career.
