Floating Weeds (1959)
Floating Weeds (1959) A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Komajuro Arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame Oyoshi and their son Kiyoshi, even though Kiyoshi believes Komajuro is his uncle. The leading actress Sumiko is jealous a
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum 1955 An old man, being rowed along a river, sees a field of daisies or Wild Chrysanthemums, as they are described in the title, or starworts, as they are referred to in the subtitles, and thinks back to when he was fifteen He recalls his time with, and away from, th
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Late Chrysanthemums (1954) 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