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Considered to be one of Naruse's finest films in a decade defined by steady accomplishments, Late Chrysanthemums interweaves several short stories by Hayashi Fumiko into a sprawling tale of post-war disappointment. Though often relegated to the role of a minor player, Sugimura Haruko takes center stage as the haughty Okin, a retired geisha-turned-moneylender who prides herself on being as ruthless in business as a man. Through the repetition of Okin's daily walks through alleys and streets in pursuit of her debtors (specifically her impoverished geisha sisters), Naruse creates a complex map of diverging paths, each defined by the same ambivalence towards the present. – Kelley Dong

Directed by Naruse Mikio.
With Sugimura Haruko, Uehara Ken, Sawamura Sadako.
Japan, 1954, 35mm, black & white, 101 min.
Japanese with English subtitles.

Harvard Film Archive Floating Clouds... The Cinema of Naruse Mikio film series co-presented by the Japan Foundation and co-sponsored by the Reischauer Institute