Late Spring

1949 1h 48m JA

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8.0

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METACRITIC

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8.2

IMDB

★8.0TMDB · 500🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●93Metacritic★8.2IMDB · 20,798

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Senji Ito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chishū Ryū and Setsuko Hara and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Yûharu Atsuta behind the camera. Senji Ito scores. Yoshiyasu Hamamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

177 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Senji Ito. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chishū Ryū and Setsuko Hara and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0041154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "arranged marriage", "black and white", "post world war ii", "post war japan".
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.