Late Autumn

1960 2h 8m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 180

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Setsuko Hara
Akiko Miwa
Yōko Tsukasa
Ayako Miwa
Mariko Okada
Yuriko Sasaki
Keiji Sada
Shotaru Goto
Miyuki Kuwano
Michiko
Shinichirō Mikami
Koichi
Shin Saburi
Soichi Mamiya
Chishū Ryū
Shukichi Miwa

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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66 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 Takanobu Saitō. 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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Setsuko Hara and Yōko Tsukasa and Mariko Okada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

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166 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 Takanobu Saitō. 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.
5Setsuko Hara and Yōko Tsukasa and Mariko Okada carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0053579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 14 themes, including "based on novel or book", "widow", "literature", "marriage".