Late Spring (1949)

Directors:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu

Actors:

Mikuma Shimada, Gazan Hasegawa, Kinzo Hasegawa, Yutaka Aoki, Seinosuke Ishida, Shinichiro Takayama

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.
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Late Spring (1949)

With a very slight plot line and absolute ardent dialogue, few films express with as much force and lyricism the various emotions associated with the ongoing, perpetual dissolution of "the world as we know it" as this film does; Beautifully shot with gorgeous cinematography
dane
September 29, 2012