Late Spring

(1949)

★ 8 IMDb · 492 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1949

Runtime: 108 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 小津安二郎

Cast: 笠智衆, Сэцуко Хара, 月丘夢路, 杉村春子, 青木放屁, 宇佐美淳, 三宅邦子, 三島雅夫, 坪内美子, 桂木洋子

Plot

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.

Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Noriko just recovered from an illness she developed in the war, and now the important question pops up: when will Noriko start thinking about marriage? Everybody who is important in her life tries to talk her into it: her father, her aunt, a girlfriend. But Noriko doesn't want to get married, she seems extremely happy with her life. She wants to stay with her father to take care of him. After all, she knows best of his manners and peculiarities. But Noriko's aunt doesn't want to give up. She arranges a partner for her and thinks of a plan that will convince Noriko her father can be left alone.