She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)

Original title

野菊の如き君なりき

Directed by

Keisuke Kinoshita

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An old man remembers his first love from his youth in rural Japan. The story unfolds through flashbacks of their innocent relationship and the social pressures that kept them apart.

poignantnostalgicmelancholicgentleslow-pacedlyricalbittersweetintimate

What happens

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (野菊の如き君なりき, Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki), also known as You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum or My First Love Affair, is a 1955 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on a novel by Sachio Itō. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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