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The story of the last chrysanthemum = Zangiku monogatari /

The story of the last chrysanthemum = 残菊物語 /
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"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 ac...

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Other Authors: Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991 (Screenwriter), Kawaguchi, Matsutarō, 1899-1985 (Screenwriter), Miki, Minoru, 1902-1968 (Cinematographer), Fuji, Yozō (director of photography.), Fukai, Shirō, 1907-1959 (composer (expression)), Kisaburō, Okumura (Costume designer), Otowa, Kikuzō (Choreographer), Hanayagi, Shōtarō, 1894-1965 (Actor), Mori, Kakuko, 1914-1986 (acor.), Takada, Kōkichi, 1911-1998 (Actor), Muramatsu, Shōfū, 1889-1961
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 832.
Subjects:
Actors > Japan > Drama.
Spouses > Japan > Drama.
Kabuki > Japan.
Social classes > Japan > Drama.
Japan > Social life and customs > 1868-1912 > Drama.
Muramatsu, Shōfū, > 1889-1961.
Spouses.
Actors.
Kabuki.
Manners and customs.
Social classes.
Japan.
1868-1912
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Summary:"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.
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. + 1 fold-out booklet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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 Shir̄o.
ISBN:9781681432045
1681432048