Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums
Japanese name
Kanji晩菊
Directed byMikio Naruse
Written by
Produced bySanezumi Fujimoto
Starring
CinematographyMasao Tamai
Edited byEiji Ooi
Music byIchirō Saitō
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 22 June 1954 (1954-06-22) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
101 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊, Bangiku) is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It follows four retired geisha and their struggles to persevere in post World War II Tokyo.[1][2] The film is based on three short stories by writer Fumiko Hayashi.

  1. ^ a b "晩菊 (Late Chrysanthemums)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story. Scarecrow Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780810860049.