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Late Spring (1949)

晩春

1949-09-13 · Drama · 108 min

★ 8.0 (507 votes)

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Overview

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Cast

Chishū Ryū Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi Misako
Toyo Takahashi Shige
Jun Tanizaki Seizo Hayashi
Ichirō Shimizu Takigawa's Master
Yoko Benisawa Teahouse Proprietress
Manzaburo Umewaka Shite
Nobu Nojima Waki
Ichiro Kitamura Little Drum
Haruo Yasufuku Big Drum
Tadaichi Aoki Prompter
Seiju Kanze Noh Chorus

Crew

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Director of Photography: Yûharu Atsuta
Editor: Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Novel: Kazuo Hirotsu
Original Music Composer: Senji Ito
Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto
Screenplay: Yasujirō Ozu
Screenplay: Kōgo Noda

Details

IMDb: tt0041154
TMDB: 20530

Keywords

arranged marriage
black and white
father daughter
father daughter relationship
kamakura, kanagawa, japan
kanagawa, japan
post war japan
post world war ii
serene
shōwa era (1926-89)

Videos

"It's pointless to have a daughter" - Late Spring (1949, Yasujiro Ozu) Featurette
Three Reasons: Late Spring Featurette

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