Late Spring
1949 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 8.0
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-09-13
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (478 votes)
Themes
- arranged marriage
- black and white
- post world war ii
- father daughter relationship
- serene
- shōwa era (1926-89)
Cast & crew
Chishū Ryū
as Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara
as Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka
as Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura
as Masa Taguchi
- HA
Hōhi Aoki
as Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami
as Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake
as Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima
as Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
as Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi
as Misako
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu