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Late Spring
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
1949-09-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
438
Vote Average
8.01
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Chishū Ryū
Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka
Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura
Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki
Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami
Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake
Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima
Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi
Misako
Toyo Takahashi
Shige
Jun Tanizaki
Seizo Hayashi
Ichirō Shimizu
Takigawa's Master
Yoko Benisawa
Teahouse Proprietress
Manzaburo Umewaka
Shite
Nobu Nojima
Waki
Ichiro Kitamura
Little Drum
Haruo Yasufuku
Big Drum
Tadaichi Aoki
Prompter
Seiju Kanze
Noh Chorus
Shintaro Umewaka
Noh Chorus
Shizuo Kanze
Noh Chorus
Seiji Toda
Noh Chorus
Kozo Fukuda
Noh Chorus
Shinichiro Takayama
Noh Chorus
Seinosuke Ishida
Noh Chorus
Yutaka Aoki
Noh Chorus
Kinzo Hasegawa
Noh Chorus
Gazan Hasegawa
Noh Chorus
Mikuma Shimada
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