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Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi |
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Based on | Zangiku monogatari by Shōfu Muramatsu |
Produced by | Shintarō Shirai |
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Edited by | Koshi Kawahigashi |
Music by | Shirō Fukai |
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Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Language | Japanese |
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.[1][2] Based on a short story by Shōfu Muramatsu, it follows an onnagata (male actor specialising in playing female roles) struggling for artistic mastery in late 19th century Japan.