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She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

93 minutes

RomanceDrama

Overview

On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.

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Criterion Channel

Top Cast

Noriko Arita headshot

Noriko Arita

Tamiko

Shinji Tanaka headshot

Shinji Tanaka

Masao, as a teenager

Chishū Ryū headshot

Chishū Ryū

Masao - Age 73

Takahiro Tamura headshot

Takahiro Tamura

Haruko Sugimura headshot

Haruko Sugimura

Masao's mother

Keiko Yukishiro headshot

Keiko Yukishiro

Tamiko's older sister

Kazuko Motohashi headshot

Kazuko Motohashi

Tamiko's Mother

Kumeko Urabe headshot

Kumeko Urabe

Grandmother

Kappei Matsumoto headshot

Kappei Matsumoto

Nobuo Takagi headshot

Nobuo Takagi

Tamiko's father

Toshiko Kobayashi headshot

Toshiko Kobayashi