Late Spring

Late Spring (1949)

晩春

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.

Date of release
1949-09-13
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (500)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
Yasujirō Ozu

Casting

  • 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

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