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Any way to see this film?

posted 11 years ago by rserrano
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Any ideas welcomed.
The asian torrent service mentioned in other thread is invitation only and the YouTube link has been shut down. I'm not at all opposed to buying a dvd or vhs if anyone knows of a source.

[–] muzzman1 11 years ago

Hulu+

Honestly, it's completely worth the subscription. They've got so many films from Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Ozu, Kobayashi, and other great classic directors that it makes hunting down seedless, broken torrents seem like a waste of time. They've got a free trial as far as I know, so you could just cram a ton of movies for a few weeks and then cancel before the first billing period.

Hope that helps!

[–] Psyklist 11 years ago

It's on TCM on June 24, 2013, at 2:30 a.m. EDT.

[–] realistdreamer 11 years ago

Wow. Thanks for this info. What timing. I just contacted two DVD rental places and both didn't have it and I had almost given up ever seeing this highly regarded movie.

[–] emncaity 11 years ago

(bump...reminder, on tonight...)

[–] surgecess 11 years ago

I stayed up all night waiting to finally see this film and it was worth it! What a powerful story, and very fine acting. However, the ending seems particularly bittersweet.

[–] emncaity 11 years ago

Sounds worth it. I was recording it and intended to do the responsible thing and go to bed before it started running, but then made the mistake of watching the first few minutes, which of course ended up as the first hour and 40 minutes or so before I finally lost consciousness after 3 a.m. Central. What an idiot. I mean, it was _recording_ and I couldn't leave it alone.

I don't know if this was because of the original script or the translation, but whichever it was, the screenplay seemed like it could've been written yesterday. This was, IMHO, _not_ one of those older films that makes you have a lot of patience with the stiltedness or artificiality of the script. So far, at least.

[–] emncaity 11 years ago

On tonight, TCM...just a reminder...

[–] Klop_Gob 9 years ago

There is a Blu-Ray available (Region B) from Artifical Eye within The Mizoguchi Collection Blu-Ray set, which also includes Osaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion and Utamaro and His Five Women. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mizoguchi-Collection-Blu-ray-Minosuke-Band%C3%B4/dp/B006WPC29O/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1440294524&sr=1-2&keywords=kenji+mizoguchi

"Bars during the day are like women without make-up"

[–] Satan2016 (23514) 4 years ago

Criterion 2016 https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Story-of-the-Last-Chrysanthemum-Blu-ray/156431/

[–] bcamphome 8 years ago

I saw it this afternoon at the Eleanor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. I don't know how long it'll be playing. It seems to be an open-ended release. But it's definitely worth making a trip to Manhattan to see it if you can.

[–] ekelks-2 8 years ago

Netfkix has it on DVD (9/202016 release)

[–] arisdisc 8 years ago

..out on Blu-Ray same date as above.