Poster for the movie Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

1954 • 101 minutes
Drama

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.

Picture of Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Kin

Picture of Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Nobu

Picture of Chikako Hosokawa

Chikako Hosokawa

Tamae

Picture of Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Tomi

Picture of Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Tabe

Picture of Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Kiyoshi

Picture of Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Sachiko

Picture of Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Seki

Picture of Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Itaya

Picture of Haruna Kaburagi

Haruna Kaburagi

Picture of Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Picture of Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

Picture of Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Picture of Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Picture of Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Picture of Masayoshi Kawabe

Masayoshi Kawabe

Picture of Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Picture of Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sentaro