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The story of the last chrysanthemum = 残菊物語 /

DVD - 2016

"This heartrending masterpiece by Kenji Mizoguchi about the give-and-take between life and art marked the director's first use of the hypnotic long takes and eloquent camera movements that would come to define his films. Kikunosuke (Shotaro Janayagi), the adopted son of legendary kabuki actor, who is striving to achieve stardom by mastering female roles, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection -- and she soon gives up everything for her beloved's creative glory. Offering a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of kabuki theater in the late nineteenth century, The Story of the Last Chrysamthemum provides a critique of the oppression of women and the sacrifices required of them, and represents the... pinnacle of Mizoguchi's early career"--Back of container.

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Subjects
Genres
Feature films
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2016]
Language
Japanese
English
Corporate Author
Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, 松竹株式会社
Corporate Author
Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, 松竹株式会社 (production company)
Other Authors
Kenji Mizoguchi, 1898-1956 (film director), Shintarō (Motion picture producer) Shirai (film producer), Yoshikata Yoda, 1909-1991 (screenwriter), Matsutarō Kawaguchi, 1899-1985 (actor), Shōtarō Hanayagi, 1894-1965 (-), Kōkichi Takada, 1911-1998, Shōfū Muramatsu, 1889-1961
Edition
DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Title from title frame.
Based on the novel by Shōfu Muramatsu.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Aspect ratio 1.37:1.
Special features: New, restored 4K ; new interview with critic Phillip Lopate about the evolution of director Kenji Mizoguchi's style.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Playing Time
02:23:00
Format
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital monaural.
Production Credits
Cinematographers, Miki Shigeto, Fuji Yōzō ; editor, Kawahigashi Koshi ; production designer, Mizutani Hiroshi ; costume, Okumura Kisaburō ; choreographer, Otowa Kikuzō ; composer, Fukai Shīro.
ISBN
9781681432045
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