Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The - (Movie Clip) Not Dead Yet

Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The -- (Movie Clip) With My Own Eyes

After relatively routine opening scenes, director Kenji Mizoguchi departs from convention, introducing Otoku (Kakuko Mori) nurse maid to the baby step-brother of Kikunosuke (Shotaro Hanayagi), the adopted son and protege of a leading Kaubki actor, and their complex relationship, all in one shot, in The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, 1939.

Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The -- (Movie Clip) Not A Servant's Job

Kisho Hanayagi, playing the adoptive mother of rising Kabuki actor Kikunosuke, scolds Otoku (Kakuko Mori), wet-nurse for his baby brother, for taking an interest in his career, launching a central conflict, in Kenzo Mizoguchi's The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, 1939.