The plot of Kenji Mizoguchi's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), that's currently being revived at Lincoln Center's Bunin Theater, may seem totally melodramatic. Kikunosuke Onoue (Shotaro Hanayagi), the son of a famous Kabuki actor, is forbidden to marry beneath his station because in the world of traditional Japanese theater (and culture) "pedigree means everything." So Kiku chooses art over life and splits with his loyal wife Otoku (Kakuto Mori), the one time nursemaid of his baby br...
The plot of Kenji Mizoguchi's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), that's currently being revived at Lincoln Center's Bunin Theater, may seem totally melodramatic. Kikunosuke Onoue (Shotaro Hanayagi), the son of a famous Kabuki actor, is forbidden to marry beneath his station because in the world of traditional Japanese theater (and culture) "pedigree means everything." So Kiku chooses art over life and splits with his loyal wife Otoku (Kakuto Mori), the one time nursemaid of his baby br...
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