Late Spring 1949
8.2 / 10
Late Spring
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 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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Full Cast & Crew
... Shukichi Somiya
... Noriko Somiya
... Aya Kitagawa
... Masa Taguchi
HA
Hohi Aoki... Katsuyoshi
... Shuichi Hattori
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Release Date:
Sep 13, 1949 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 50`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Late Spring - Late Spring
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Shukichi Somiya
... Noriko Somiya
... Aya Kitagawa
... Masa Taguchi
HA
Hohi Aoki... Katsuyoshi
... Shuichi Hattori
... Akiko Miwa
... Jo Onodera
... Kiku
... Misako
... Shige
JT
Jun Tanizaki... Seizo Hayashi
... Takigawa's master
... Teahouse Proprietress
... Shite
NN
Nobu Nojima... Waki
... Little drum
... Big drum
... Prompter
SK
Seiju Kanze... Nô chorus
Produced By
... Producer
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Late Spring - Late Spring
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Three Reasons: Late Spring
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