The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1979)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum is the tale of a generational conflict between a father and son over a marriage.

Movie|Not Rated|2 hr. 23 min.|

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Title	The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1979)
Runtime	2 hr. 23 min.
Director	Kenji Mizoguchi
Country	Japan
Studio	Criterion Collection
Genres	Drama \| Foreign Language
Description	The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum was the only movie made by the otherwise massively prolific Kenji Mizoguchi during the year 1939. It was also a fairly daring work to appear amid its repressive, militaristically conservative era, as its tale, of a generational conflict between a father and son over a marriage, even set “safely” in the 19th century, seemed to implicitly criticize aspects of contemporary Japanese society.