Late Spring (1949)

晩春
Late Spring
110 minutes JA Drama
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.
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Kôjirô Suematsu
Sound Recordist

Cast

Chishū Ryū
Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka
Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura
Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki
Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami
Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake
Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima
Jo Onodera
Jun Tanizaki
Seizo Hayashi
Ichirō Shimizu
Takigawa's Master
Yoko Benisawa
Teahouse Proprietress
Ichiro Kitamura
Little Drum
Haruo Yasufuku
Big Drum
Tadaichi Aoki
Prompter
Seiju Kanze
Noh Chorus
Shintaro Umewaka
Noh Chorus
Shizuo Kanze
Noh Chorus
Seiji Toda
Noh Chorus
Kozo Fukuda
Noh Chorus

Crew

Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Kôjirô Suematsu
Sound Recordist
Motoshige Oikawa
Camera Operator
Yoshitsugu Tonegawa
Camera Operator
Tetsuji Yamazaki
Assistant Property Master
Yoshiomi Hori
Sound Recordist
Toku Sakuma
Key Hair Stylist
Kingorô Yoshizawa
Hairstylist
Shôkichi Tsukamoto
Third Assistant Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Screenplay
Kōgo Noda
Screenplay