Spring Comes from the Ladies

1932 1h 14m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A student comes up with various schemes to avoid paying a tailor the money he owes him. Considered to be a lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jiro Shirota
Yoshida
Tatsuo Saitō
Katô
Yukiko Inoue
Miyoko
Takeshi Sakamoto
Sakaguchi, tailor
Reikō Tani
Company president
Hiroko Izumi
Masako

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Takao Yanai, Tadao Ikeda, Yasujirō Ozu
Languages: Japanese, No Language
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, No Language.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jiro Shirota and Tatsuo Saitō and Yukiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Hideo Shigehara behind the camera. Hideo Shigehara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, No Language.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Hideo Shigehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Hideo Shigehara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jiro Shirota and Tatsuo Saitō and Yukiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0022977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.