Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊) 70 years old

Late Chrysanthemums

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved her money, and has become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days cold-heartedly collecting debts. Even her best friends, Tomi, Nobu, and Tamae, who were her fellow Geisha, are now indebted to her. For all of them, the glamor of their young lives has passed; Tomi and Tamae have children, but their children have disappointed them. 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 to be a disappointment.

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Late Chrysanthemums Cast

Name Character
Daisuke Katô as Itaya
Yoshiko Tsubouchi She was 38, 70 years old when she died
Hiroshi Koizumi He was 27, 88 years old when he died as Kiyoshi
Ineko Arima She was 22, now 92 years old as Sachiko
Takuzô Kumagai
Akira Tani He was 11, now 59 years old
Ken Uehara He was 44, 82 years old when he died as Tabe
Tsuruko Mano She was 45, now 115 years old
Haruko Sugimura She was 45, 88 years old when she died as Kin
Chikako Hosokawa She was 48, 70 years old when she died as Tamae
Bontarô Miake He was 47, now 118 years old as Seki
Sadako Sawamura She was 45, 87 years old when she died as Nobu
Sonosuke Sawamura He was 35, 60 years old when he died as Sentaro
Yûko Mochizuki She was 37, 60 years old when she died as Tomi

Late Chrysanthemums Crew

Name Department
Sanezumi Fujimoto as Producer. He was 43 (68) years old when He died Production
Masao Tamai as Director of Photography. He was 45 (88) years old when He died Camera
Toshirô Ide as Adaptation. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Writing
Ichirō Saitō as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (69) years old when He died Sound
Mikio Naruse as Director. He was 48 (63) years old when He died Directing
Sumie Tanaka as Adaptation. She was 46 (91) years old when She died Writing
Satoru Chûko as Production Design. Art
Late Chrysanthemums poster
Late Chrysanthemums (70 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 15, 1954
  • Runtime: 101 minutes