Late Autumn
1960 · Movie · Not Rated · 128 min · ★ 7.7 · 95% critics
A woman and her daughter face mounting pressure to marry as three men circle in the wake of the woman’s late husband. The story follows how their choices and relationship dynamics are tested by persistent, unwanted pursuit.
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Streaming on The Criterion Channel and Kanopy.
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Details
- Original title
- 秋日和
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-11-13
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (175 votes)
About
If you like relationship-driven drama and social pressure in films such as An Autumn Afternoon or Late Spring, you may enjoy this one; Not for you if you want a fast-moving plot or lots of romantic payoff.
Pros: tense social pressure; period realism; layered family strain | Cons: marriage focus; constrained emotional range; repetitive pursuit
Themes
- based on novel or book
- literature
- co-workers relationship
- bungled plot
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- ryokan
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1961 · nominated
Cast & crew
Setsuko Hara
as Akiko Miwa
Yōko Tsukasa
as Ayako Miwa
Mariko Okada
as Yuriko Sasaki
Keiji Sada
as Shotaru Goto
Miyuki Kuwano
as Michiko
Shinichirō Mikami
as Koichi
Shin Saburi
as Soichi Mamiya
Chishū Ryū
as Shukichi Miwa
Nobuo Nakamura
as Shuzo Taguchi
Kuniko Miyake
as Nobuko
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu