Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ken Ogata
Kan Yosano
Lead
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Akiko Yosano
Keiko Matsuzaka
Sumako Matsui
Kimiko Ikegami
Akiko Hatano
Morio Kazama
Sakae Osugi
Eri Ishida
Noe Ito
Yoshiko Nakada
Tomiko Yamakawa
Mineko Nishikawa
Takino Hayashi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kinji Fukasaku's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Chaos of Flowers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
