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Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

1954 · 101 min · JA · 7.2 (38 votes)
Dir. Mikio Naruse · Starring Haruko Sugimura, Sadako Sawamura, Chikako Hosokawa, Yūko Mochizuki, Ken Uehara, Hiroshi Koizumi · Music Ichirō Saitō
Drama

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.

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A poignant, quiet reflection on faded youth and the sting of dashed expectations. It's a somber look at how time and regret can harden the heart, leaving behind only ghosts of former selves.

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