Late Spring (1972)

  • NR
  • 07/21/1972 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

Overview

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.

Yasujirō Ozu

Screenplay, Director

Kōgo Noda

Screenplay

Kazuo Hirotsu

Novel

Cast

Chishū Ryū's headshot

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara's headshot

Setsuko Hara

Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka's headshot

Yumeji Tsukioka

Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura's headshot

Haruko Sugimura

Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki's headshot

Hōhi Aoki

Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami's headshot

Jun Usami

Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake's headshot

Kuniko Miyake

Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima's headshot

Masao Mishima

Jo Onodera

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