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Touching Atmospheric Contemplative
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Human Nature Couple Relations Parents and Children Family Life Mind and Soul Couples Family Relations Love and Romance
Genres:
Drama Foreign
Time/Period:
20th Century 40s
Praise:
Critically Acclaimed Masterpiece
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Late Spring, 1949

Starring: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara

Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu

Written by: Yasujiro Ozu

Language: Japanese

Country: Japan

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.1

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Late Spring can be described as touching, contemplative, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around human nature, family life, and couples relations. The main genres are drama and foreign. In approach, Late Spring is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It takes place in the 20th century. Late Spring has received attention for being a masterpiece and critically acclaimed.

Summary of Late Spring

Continuing his exploration of the Japanese family and it's permutations and variations, Late Spring is Yasujiro Ozu's fragile tale of a young woman, a bit older than marrying age in traditional Japanese society, who lives a tranquil life with her widowed father. The father begins to worry that his beloved daughter may never leave him and thus spoil her chances for a happy life. After she refuses a proposed husband, the father tricks her by pretending to remarry. The daughter eventually marries in order to leave her father alone with his new wife, and the father who in reality had no intention of marrying, is left alone.

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Language:	Japanese
Country:	Japan
Release date:	21 July 1972
Runtime:	108 min

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Chishu Ryu

as Shukichi Somiya

Setsuko Hara

as Noriko Somiya

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This is a slow story which takes some patience. But stick with it and you'll be well rewarded. Meaning accretes by small detail, even gesture, like the very final image of the film. I won't spoil the ending by giving it away here -- just say, it's... Read and rate it

14.May.2009
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by: jenzeck
jenzeck rated this movie8/10Great

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