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Late Spring
Late Spring

Late Spring

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

8.01/10

Release Date

13 September 1949

Country

Japan

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Somiya

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Noriko Somiya

Yumeji Tsukioka

Yumeji Tsukioka

Aya Kitagawa

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Masa Taguchi

Hōhi Aoki

Hōhi Aoki

Katsuyoshi

Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Shuichi Hattori

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Akiko Miwa

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Jo Onodera

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Kiku

Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

Misako

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Shige

Jun Tanizaki

Jun Tanizaki

Seizo Hayashi

Ichirō Shimizu

Ichirō Shimizu

Takigawa's Master

Yoko Benisawa

Yoko Benisawa

Teahouse Proprietress

Manzaburo Umewaka

Manzaburo Umewaka

Shite

Nobu Nojima

Nobu Nojima

Waki

Ichiro Kitamura

Ichiro Kitamura

Little Drum

Haruo Yasufuku

Haruo Yasufuku

Big Drum

Tadaichi Aoki

Tadaichi Aoki

Prompter

Seiju Kanze

Seiju Kanze

Noh Chorus

Shintaro Umewaka

Shintaro Umewaka

Noh Chorus

Shizuo Kanze

Shizuo Kanze

Noh Chorus

Seiji Toda

Seiji Toda

Noh Chorus

Kozo Fukuda

Kozo Fukuda

Noh Chorus

Shinichiro Takayama

Shinichiro Takayama

Noh Chorus

Seinosuke Ishida

Seinosuke Ishida

Noh Chorus

Yutaka Aoki

Yutaka Aoki

Noh Chorus

Kinzo Hasegawa

Kinzo Hasegawa

Noh Chorus

Gazan Hasegawa

Gazan Hasegawa

Noh Chorus

Mikuma Shimada

Mikuma Shimada

Flute

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