Underplayed Gems

Late Chrysanthemums (1954)

Late Chrysanthemums poster
Original title
晩菊
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four retired geisha try to get by in Tokyo after World War II. They deal with money problems, loneliness, and difficult relationships from their past.

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What happens

Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊, Bangiku) is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Haruko Sugimura, Chikako Hosokawa, Yūko Mochizuki and Sadako Sawamura. It was written by Sumie Tanaka, based on three short stories by Fumiko Hayashi, and follows four retired geisha and their struggles to persevere in post World War II Tokyo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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