Late Spring poster
Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Director Yasujirō Ozu

Late Spring

Drama1949

Original Title: 晩春

Release Date: 1949-09-13

Duration: 110 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Chishū Ryū
    Shukichi Somiya
  • Kuniko Miyake
    Akiko Miwa
  • Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    Kiku
  • Masao Mishima
    Jo Onodera
  • Yōko Katsuragi
    Misako
  • Setsuko Hara
    Noriko Somiya
  • Yumeji Tsukioka
    Aya Kitagawa
  • Haruko Sugimura
    Masa Taguchi
  • Toyo Takahashi
    Shige
  • Jun Usami
    Shuichi Hattori