Late Spring

Original title: Banshun

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8.2/10

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Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû in Late Spring (1949)

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Comedy Drama

Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

20K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 5 wins total

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Late Spring: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]

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Trivia
Most of the movie takes place in Kita-Kamakura, about 30 miles from downtown Tokyo. Several years after the release of the film, the director, 'Yasujiro Ozu', moved with his mother to the area and spent the rest of his life there. (His tomb is also located there.) Furthermore, the film's star, Setsuko Hara, also eventually moved to the area and, as of May 2013, reportedly still lived there under her birth name, Masae Aida.

Goofs
A camera/dolly shadow is visible on the sidewalk as it follows Noriko walking.

Quotes
Shukichi Somiya: Marriage may not mean happiness from the start. To expect such immediate happiness is a mistake. Happiness isn't something you wait around for. It's something you create yourself. Getting married isn't happiness. Happiness lies in the forging of a new life shared together. It may take a year or two, maybe even five or ten. Happiness comes only through effort. Only then can you claim to be man and wife.

Connections
Featured in Shôchiku eiga sanjû-nen: Omoide no album (1950)

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Featured review

10/10

Hara's acting

This is my favorite Ozu film. I like to think that it is an homage to Italian Neorealism. But I'm mostly writing in defense against those who don't like Setsuko Hara's acting. First of all, whenever we western audience viewers critique someone's acting, the main argument is that it's not realistic.

Well, I would like to say that Hara did a very realistic portrayal of her character. The women of 1949 Japan had her mannerisms that we will probably find "annoying".

This is a difficult film for those who are not used to "Eastern" style of films. Especially ones from the 1940s. As long as we watch with an open mind, the theme of the film is as universal as it can get. Who knows? In 50 years, someone will make fun of Naomi Watts' acting in "21 Grams" deeming it unrealistic.