Late Chrysanthemums

(1954)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 38 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1954

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 成瀬巳喜男

Cast: 杉村春子, 沢村貞子, 細川ちか子, 望月優子, Кэн Уэхара, 小泉博, 有馬稲子, 見明凡太朗, Дайскэ Като, 鏑木ハルナ

Plot

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.