She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

Name: She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Released: 1955
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Noriko Arita, Chishû Ryû, Haruko Sugimura, Takahiro Tamura, Toshio Kobayashi

1955 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 496 VOTES · DIR. Keisuke Kinoshita

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum poster

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 595 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:15 "YOU WERE LIKE A WILD CHRYSANTHEMUM"

00:02:55 There was no train in my childhood.

00:06:15 Your letter just arrived.

00:08:43 I'm studying!

00:10:51 We brought your tea.

00:14:47 They've no ground.

00:19:42 Did you know I was here?

00:22:54 Hello, lovers!

00:28:23 We must hurry.

00:34:33 Did you say you liked it?

00:38:04 You laughed at my worries.

00:40:37 We aren't doing anything wrong.

00:45:00 "Like a flower without roots,"

00:52:21 You were away for 2 months.

00:55:16 I was cross too before.

00:58:04 She wants to marry Masao.

01:00:52 But please do me this favor.

01:05:26 I hope you'll be happy too.

01:09:04 I like him better than Eizo.

01:12:04 Don't change your mind.

01:14:29 I only want you to understand how she feels.

01:22:16 A telegram for Masao Saito.

01:25:56 Tamiko is dead.

01:29:45 You aren't dying. Don't give up.

Cast & Characters

Noriko Arita Tamiko Chishû Ryû Masao - Age 73 Haruko Sugimura Masao's mother Takahiro Tamura Toshio Kobayashi Kappei Matsumoto Kazuko Motohashi Tamiko's Mother Nobuo Takagi Tamiko's father Shinji Tanaka Masao, as a teenager Kumeko Urabe Grandmother

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed595

Dialogue density6.4 lines / min

First line00:00:15

Final line01:29:45

Production Record

DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes496