花落 (1938)

Hana chirinu

Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows of women in a geisha house in Kyoto by recounting the relationships of its inhabitants.Alexander Jacoby & Johan Nordström wrote:Ishida’s original and brilliant film tells history as ‘her story’. Against the backdrop of a victory ...