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    Late Spring 1949 POSTER

    Late Spring

    1949

    Japanese

    8.2

    ♡ 33

    100%

    92%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Drama

    post world war ii

    serene

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Jo Onodera Yoshiko Tsubouchi Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Kiku Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Noriko Somiya Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi as Shige
    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.
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