Late Chrysanthemums

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Late Chrysanthemums ★★ Bangiku 1954

A middle-aged geisha has settled into comfortable retirement as a money lender. When she hears a former lover wants to visit her, she tries to recapture her old glamour only to be disillusioned. Based on a short story by Fumiko Hayashi. In Japanese with English subtitles. 101m/B VHS . JP Haruko Sugimura, Chikako Hosokawa, Sadako Sawahura; D: Mikio Naruse.

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