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Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

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ComedyDrama

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Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

07 September 1958

Country

Japan

Cast

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Wataru Hirayama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kiyoko Hirayama

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Setsuko Hirayama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Fumiko Mikami

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Masahiko Taniguchi

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Shotaru Kondo

Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Hisako Hirayama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Mikami

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Hatsu Sasaki

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Yukiko Sasaki

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Ichiro Nagamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Toshihiko Kawai

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Wakamatsu's Owner

Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

Heinosuke Horie

Mutsuko Sakura

Mutsuko Sakura

Akemi

Teruko Nagaoka

Teruko Nagaoka

Maid

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Ryozo Soga

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsûsai Sugawara

Mr. Sugai

Ureo Egawa

Ureo Egawa

Schoolmate Nakanish

Norikazu Takeda

Norikazu Takeda

Schoolmate Hayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Schoolmate

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Station Attendant

Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai

Station Attendant

Masahiko Inoue

Masahiko Inoue

Station Attendant

Masanao Kawakane

Masanao Kawakane

Groom

Akiko Kiyokawa

Akiko Kiyokawa

Bride

Nobuko Sora

Nobuko Sora

Clerk

Yôko Chimura

Yôko Chimura

Nurse

Isao Suenaga

Isao Suenaga

Bartender

Hisako Mine

Hisako Mine

Waitress

Shôsuke Oni

Shôsuke Oni

Company Employee

Aiko Ikumi

Aiko Ikumi

Inn Maid

Tsuneko Sasaki

Tsuneko Sasaki

Inn Maid

Kazue Tachibana

Kazue Tachibana

Inn Maid

Kamon Kawamura

Kamon Kawamura

Master of Ceremonies at Wedding Reception

Gazan Hasegawa

Gazan Hasegawa

Wedding Reception Guest

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