Late Spring

Late Spring

108 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1949

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.

Late Spring

108 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1949

Late Spring
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 晩春
Directors Buichi Saito, Kôzô Tashiro, Kôzô Yamamoto, Shôkichi Tsukamoto, Yasujirō Ozu
Writers Yasujirō Ozu, Kazuo Hirotsu, Kōgo Noda

Cast

Chishū Ryū

as Shukichi Somiya

Setsuko Hara

as Noriko Somiya

Yumeji Tsukioka

as Aya Kitagawa

Haruko Sugimura

as Masa Taguchi

Hohi Aoki

as Katsuyoshi

Junya Usami

as Shuichi Hattori

Kuniko Miyake

as Akiko Miwa

Masao Mishima

as Jo Onodera

Yôko Katsuragi

as Misako

Toyo Takahashi

as Shige

Jun Tanizaki

as Seizo Hayashi

Ichirō Shimizu

as Takigawa's Master

Youko Benisawa

as Teahouse Proprietress

Nobu Nojima

as Waki

Ichiro Kitamura

as Little Drum

Haruo Yasufuku

as Big Drum

Tadaichi Aoki

as Prompter

Seiju Kanze

as Noh Chorus

Shintaro Umewaka

as Noh Chorus

Shizuo Kanze

as Noh Chorus

Seiji Toda

as Noh Chorus

Kozo Fukuda

as Noh Chorus

Shinichiro Takayama

as Noh Chorus

Seinosuke Ishida

as Noh Chorus

Yutaka Aoki

as Noh Chorus

Kinzo Hasegawa

as Noh Chorus

Gazan Hasegawa

as Noh Chorus

Mikuma Shimada

as Flute