Late Spring
1949 · directed by Yasujirō Ozu
- Rating
- 99/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250
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.
Late Spring (1949), directed by Yasujirō Ozu, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Chishū Ryū
- Setsuko Hara
- Yumeji Tsukioka
- Haruko Sugimura
- Hōhi Aoki
- Jun Usami
- Kuniko Miyake
- Masao Mishima
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi
- Yōko Katsuragi
Crew
- Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography
- Yoshiyasu Hamamura — Editor
- Senji Ito — Original Music Composer
- Kōgo Noda — Screenplay
- Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay
More from Yasujirō Ozu
- Tokyo Story (1953) — 100/100 · hit
- Late Autumn (1960) — 87/100 · hit
- Early Summer (1951) — 87/100 · hit
- Floating Weeds (1959) — 85/100 · hit
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — 85/100 · hit
- Tokyo Twilight (1957) — 85/100 · hit
How these numbers work: Methodology