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Encyclopedia > The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
Zangiku monogatari

DVD cover
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by Shôfû Muramatsu (novel)
Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Yoshikata Yoda
Starring Shôtarô Hanayagi
Kôkichi Takada
Gonjurô Kawarazaki
Music by Shirô Fukai
Senji Itô
Cinematography Yozô Fuji
Minoru Miki
Editing by Koshi Kawahigashi
Distributed by Films Inc.
Release date(s) October 13, 1939
Running time 142 min.
Language Japanese
IMDb profile

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (残菊物語 Zangiku monogatari, 1939) is a Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二 Mizoguchi Kenji; May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as the greatest year in film history (see below: 1939 in film#Films released in 1939, for a list with over 20 classics). ... Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二 Mizoguchi Kenji; May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. ...


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