Late Spring (1949)
Original title: 晩春
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.
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Chishū RyūShukichi Somiya
Setsuko HaraNoriko Somiya
Yumeji TsukiokaAya Kitagawa
Haruko SugimuraMasa TaguchiHōhi AokiKatsuyoshi
Jun UsamiShuichi Hattori
Jun UsamiShuichi Hattori
Kuniko MiyakeAkiko Miwa
Masao MishimaJo Onodera
Yoshiko TsubouchiKiku
Yōko KatsuragiMisako
Toyo TakahashiShigeKeywords
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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.
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Late Spring has a runtime of 110 minutes.
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