She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
7.5
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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Cast
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Noriko Arita
Tamiko
Also in
The Rose on His Arm
Farewell to Dream
Shinji Tanaka
Masao, as a teenager
Known for
The Naked Island
Cruel Story of Youth
Chishū Ryū
Masao - Age 73
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Takahiro Tamura
Known for
Empire of Passion
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Haruko Sugimura
Masao's mother
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Keiko Yukishiro
Tamiko's older sister
Also in
Night Drum
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Kazuko Motohashi
Tamiko's Mother
Also in
Stray Dog
Twenty-Four Eyes
Kumeko Urabe
Grandmother
Known for
Ikiru
Hachiko
Kappei Matsumoto
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Stray Dog
Nobuo Takagi
Tamiko's father
Also in
A Town of Love and Hope
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Toshiko Kobayashi
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
Twenty-Four Eyes
Keisuke Kinoshita Director · Sachio Ito Author Chūji Kinoshita Composer
First release November 29, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 野菊の如き君なりき
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
野菊の如き君なりき
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 29, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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