Late Chrysanthemums

IMDb 7.2 1954 • 101 min • Drama

Director

Mikio Naruse

Country

JP

Plot Summary

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved, and become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days coldly collecting debts. Even her best friends, fellow Geisha Tomi, Nobu, and Tamae, are now indebted to her. For all of them, the glamour of their young lives has passed; Tomi and Tamae have disappointing children. Kin has two former lovers who still pursue her; one she wants to see, and the other she doesn't. But even the one she remembers fondly, when he shows up, proves less than satisfactory.

Top Cast

Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura Kin
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura Nobu
Chikako Hosokawa
Chikako Hosokawa Tamae
Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki Tomi
Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara Tabe