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She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum poster
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

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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