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Late Spring
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Title: Late Spring

Release Date: 13 Sep 1949

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama

Director: Shochiku

Production Companies: Shochiku

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.

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Average Vote: 8 (424 votes)

Cast

  • Shukichi Somiya: Chishū Ryū
  • Noriko Somiya: Setsuko Hara
  • Aya Kitagawa: Yumeji Tsukioka
  • Masa Taguchi: Haruko Sugimura
  • Katsuyoshi: Hōhi Aoki
  • Shuichi Hattori: Jun Usami
  • Akiko Miwa: Kuniko Miyake
  • Jo Onodera: Masao Mishima
  • Kiku: Yoshiko Tsubouchi
  • Misako: Yōko Katsuragi
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