Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, 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. The closest parallels might be the Byron/Shelley group or the people drawn to the Beat Generation.
Credits
A Chaos of Flowers Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Takashi Naito
He was 33, now 68 years old
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as Kyutaro Wada |
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Renji Ishibashi
He was 47, now 82 years old
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as Shojiro Sawada |
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Yusaku Matsuda
He was 39, 40 years old when he died
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as Takeo Arishima |
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Ken Ogata
He was 51, 71 years old when he died
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as Kan Yosano |
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Miki Sanjo
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as Arishima's mother |
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Eri Ishida
She was 27, now 63 years old
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as Noe Ito |
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Keizō Kanie
He was 43, 69 years old when he died
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as Hogetsu Shimamura |
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Morio Kazama
He was 39, now 75 years old
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as Sakae Osugi |
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
She was 43, now 79 years old
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as Akiko Yosano |
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Keiko Matsuzaka
She was 36, now 71 years old
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as Sumako Matsui |
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Yoshiko Nakada
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as Tomiko Yamakawa |
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Mikio Narita
He was 53, 55 years old when he died
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as Harufusa Hatano |
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Kimiko Ikegami
She was 29, now 65 years old
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as Akiko Hatano |
A Chaos of Flowers Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Director. He was 58 (72) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Writer. He was 58 (72) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Daisaku Kimura as Director of Photography. He was 49 (now 84) years old
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Camera |
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Fumio Kônami as Writer. He was 55 (79) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Isamu Ichida as Editor. |
Editing |
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Michiko Nakahata as Original Story. She was 67 (51) years old when She died
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Writing |
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Takayuki Inoue as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (77) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Akira Naitô as Art Direction. |
Art |
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Tomomi Tsutsui as Writer. She was 40 (now 75) years old
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Writing |
