A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
Original title: 華の乱
A Chaos of Flowers is a 1988 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kinji Fukasaku, with a running time of 2h 19m. It stars Ken Ogata, Sayuri Yoshinaga and Keiko Matsuzaka.
Set in the Taisho era, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control. Much of the action centers on a popular woman writer, the real-life poet Akiko Yosano, and her experiences among the literati of early 20th century Japan. Because of her independent, anti-war and often erotic poetry, she was a lightning rod for revolutionaries and other extremists, many of whom were destined to glamorous, yet ultimately pointless, deaths.
Quick answers
What is A Chaos of Flowers about?
Set in the Taisho era, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control. Much of the action centers on a popular woman writer, the real-life poet Akiko Yosano, and her experiences among the literati of early 20th century Japan. Because of her independent, anti-war and often erotic poetry, she was a lightning rod for revolutionaries and other extremists, many of whom were destined to glamorous, yet ultimately pointless, deaths.
When was A Chaos of Flowers released?
A Chaos of Flowers was released on 1 October 1988.
How long is A Chaos of Flowers?
A Chaos of Flowers runs 2h 19m.
Who made A Chaos of Flowers?
A Chaos of Flowers was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Cast
- Ken Ogata as Kan Yosano
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Akiko Yosano
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Sumako Matsui
- Kimiko Ikegami as Akiko Hatano
- Morio Kazama as Sakae Osugi
- Eri Ishida as Noe Ito
- Yoshiko Nakada as Tomiko Yamakawa
- Mineko Nishikawa as Takino Hayashi
- Mikio Narita as Harufusa Hatano
- Keizo Kanie as Hogetsu Shimamura
- Renji Ishibashi as Shojiro Sawada
- Takashi Naito as Kyutaro Wada