Late Spring
晩春
1949 · 1h 48m · Drama · Japan · Rated U (GB)
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.
Directed by
Yasujirō OzuBased on the novel by
Kazuo Hirotsu7.7Smart score
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arranged marriageblack and whitefather daughterfather daughter relationshipkamakura, kanagawa, japankanagawa, japanpost war japanpost world war iisereneshōwa era (1926-89)
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