Late Spring

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.

• Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
• Kōgo NodaScreenplay
• Yasujirō OzuDirector
• Senji ItoOriginal Music Composer

• 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