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Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

Genres

Drama

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With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

15 June 1954

Country

Japan

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

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Kiyoshi

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Sachiko

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Seki

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Itaya

Haruna Kaburagi

Haruna Kaburagi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Masayoshi Kawabe

Masayoshi Kawabe

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sentaro

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