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A Balasaur Score of 88 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 93/100. Scores higher than 96% of the 414 1940s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic93/100
492 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Senji ItoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chishū RyūShukichi Somiya
- Setsuko HaraNoriko Somiya
- Yumeji TsukiokaAya Kitagawa
- Haruko SugimuraMasa Taguchi
- Hōhi AokiKatsuyoshi
- Jun UsamiShuichi Hattori
- Kuniko MiyakeAkiko Miwa
- Masao MishimaJo Onodera
- Yoshiko TsubouchiKiku
- Yōko KatsuragiMisako
- Toyo TakahashiShige
- Jun TanizakiSeizo Hayashi
Stills
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Themes
arranged marriageblack and whitepost world war iifather daughter relationshipsereneshōwa era (1926-89)
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