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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 83/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 260 1950s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic83/100
168 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Takanobu SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
Cast
- Shin SaburiWataru Hirayama
- Kinuyo TanakaKiyoko Hirayama
- Ineko ArimaSetsuko Hirayama
- Yoshiko KugaFumiko Mikami
- Keiji SadaMasahiko Taniguchi
- Teiji TakahashiShotaru Kondo
- Miyuki KuwanoHisako Hirayama
- Chishū RyūShukichi Mikami
- Chieko NaniwaHatsu Sasaki
- Fujiko YamamotoYukiko Sasaki
- Fumio WatanabeIchiro Nagamura
- Nobuo NakamuraToshihiko Kawai
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Themes
daughtertraditionweddingfather daughter conflictshōwa era (1926-89)
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