Japan Synopsis
晩菊
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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Films and series that share thematic tags with Late Chrysanthemums. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1953–1955 Japan Window
Late Chrysanthemums holds position #12 of 22 Japan films in the 1953–1955 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Late Chrysanthemums premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Japan films in 1954.
The 72nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (24th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Late Chrysanthemums, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- neighbor · 4
- rumor · 4
- geisha · 18
- widow · 10
- post war · 6
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,632 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #712 of 1,933 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | June 15, 1954 |
| IMDb | tt0046750 |