Equinox Flower

Name: Equinox Flower
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1958-09-07
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga, Keiji Sada

1958·Movie·G·118 min·★ 7.4(166)

Comedy Drama More Japanese titles

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

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About Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower is a 1958 Japanese-language comedy and drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The cast is led by Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Equinox Flower was produced by Shochiku and made in Japan. It was released on September 7, 1958, and carries a G certification.

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Release date: September 7, 1958
OTT release: May 1, 2022
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Shochiku

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Equinox Flower cast & crew

Equinox Flower was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Kōgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu.

The cast features Shin Saburi as Wataru Hirayama, Kinuyo Tanaka as Kiyoko Hirayama, Ineko Arima as Setsuko Hirayama, Yoshiko Kuga as Fumiko Mikami, Keiji Sada as Masahiko Taniguchi, and Teiji Takahashi as Shotaru Kondo.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Takanobu Saitō, cinematography is by Yûharu Atsuta, and it was produced by Shizuo Yamanouchi.

Is Equinox Flower worth watching?

Equinox Flower holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 166 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Equinox Flower is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Equinox Flower

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It first became available to stream digitally on May 1, 2022.

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