Late Spring

Name: Late Spring
Genre: Drama
Released: 1949-09-13
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hōhi Aoki

1949·Movie·108 min·★ 8.0(479)

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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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Brazil	Belas Artes à La Carte, Oldflix, Plex	—
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT, FOD Channel Amazon Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies

About Late Spring

Late Spring is a 1949 Japanese-language drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The cast is led by Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 8.0/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Fandor.

Late Spring was produced by Shochiku and made in Japan. It was released on September 13, 1949.

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Release date: September 13, 1949
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Shochiku

#arranged marriage#black and white#post world war ii#father daughter relationship#serene#shōwa era (1926-89)

Late Spring cast & crew

Late Spring was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Kōgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu.

The cast features Chishū Ryū as Shukichi Somiya, Setsuko Hara as Noriko Somiya, Yumeji Tsukioka as Aya Kitagawa, Haruko Sugimura as Masa Taguchi, Hōhi Aoki as Katsuyoshi, and Jun Usami as Shuichi Hattori.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Senji Ito, cinematography is by Yûharu Atsuta, and it was produced by Takeshi Yamamoto.

Is Late Spring worth watching?

Late Spring holds an audience score of 8.0/10 from 479 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed drama films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Late Spring is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Late Spring

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