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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 791 1960s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic84/100
111 audience votes
Key crew
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
Cast
- Setsuko HaraAkiko
- Yōko TsukasaNoriko
- Michiyo AratamaFumiko
- Keiju KobayashiHisao
- Masahiko ShimazuMasao
- Hisaya MorishigeIsomura Eiichirou
- Chieko NaniwaSasaki Tsune
- Reiko DanYuriko
- Haruko SugimuraKatou Shige
- Daisuke KatōKitagawa Yanosuke
- Haruko TōgōKitagawa Teruko
- Yumi ShirakawaNakanishi Takako
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Themes
sakefamily relationshipskyoto, japanbreweryshōwa era (1926-89)
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