Movies Like Late Chrysanthemums (1954)

Late Chrysanthemums is a 1954 drama film from Mikio Naruse with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Flowing and My Geisha.

Drama

Flowing

1956

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.

7.1

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My Geisha

1962

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

6.7

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.

7.9

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Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

7.2

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Lemon Tree

2008

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

6.9

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The Children's Hour

1961

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

7.7

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Le Corbeau

1943

Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.

7.5

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The Day After

2017

On her first day at work, Areum replaces a woman who broke up with the boss. The wife of the boss finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the other woman.

6.5

MagicScore

In Her Shoes

2005

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

6.2

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#10

Cyberbully

2011

A woman tries to help her teenage daughter when she becomes the victim of online bullying.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

Perfect Sisters

2014

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

Agnes

2021

Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.

4.2

MagicScore

#13

Demons

1971

Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband.

7.7

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#14

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

A Geisha

1953

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.

7.5

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#16

Zatoichi

2003

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Sisters of the Gion

1936

Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Apart from You

1933

An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Serpent

1925

This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

In the Realm of the Senses

1976

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Late Chrysanthemums?

The top films similar to Late Chrysanthemums by MovieMagicScore are Flowing (7.1), My Geisha (6.7), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (7.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Late Chrysanthemums worth watching?

Late Chrysanthemums holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 35 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Late Chrysanthemums?

Late Chrysanthemums (1954) is a drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Haruko Sugimura, Sadako Sawamura, Chikako Hosokawa.

Where can I find more recommendations like Late Chrysanthemums?

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About movies like Late Chrysanthemums

This ranked list pairs Late Chrysanthemums (1954), a drama film from Mikio Naruse, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Haruko Sugimura take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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