She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

Upon returning, he learns of Tamiko's unhappy marriage, divorce, and recent death due to an illness.

The family, grieving the loss, tells Masao that the dead Tamiko held a letter from him in her hand, pressed against her heart.

"[2] Jacoby rated She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum to be "among the most purely moving of Japanese films" despite its "occasional naivety", attributing it to Kinoshota's "simple techniques," including "judicious choice of camera position," and to the excellent performances.

[4] Joseph L. Anderson also commented on the film's photography, particularly the "rich blacks", and Kinoshita's "evocation of [the] area.

[6] Hiroshi Kusuda received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography in 1956 for his work on She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum and Kinoshita's The Tattered Wings.