Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Overview
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.
Cast
Haruko Sugimura
Kin
Sadako Sawamura
Nobu
Chikako Hosokawa
Tamae
Yūko Mochizuki
Tomi
Ken Uehara
Tabe
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kiyoshi
Ineko Arima
Sachiko
Bontarō Miake
Seki
Daisuke Katō
Itaya
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Yaeko Izumo
Tsuruko Mano
Takuzō Kumagai
Sonosuke Sawamura
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