Late Spring (1949)
Banshun (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 48min
- Drama
- 21 Jul 1972 (USA)
- Movie
Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.
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Awards:
- 5 wins.
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Cast
| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shukichi Somiya
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| Setsuko Hara | ... |
Noriko Somiya
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Yumeji Tsukioka | ... |
Aya Kitagawa
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| Haruko Sugimura | ... |
Masa Taguchi
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Hôhi Aoki | ... |
Katsuyoshi
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| Jun Usami | ... |
Shôichi Hattori
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| Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Akiko Miwa
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| Masao Mishima | ... |
Jo Onodera
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| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | ... |
Kiku
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| Yôko Katsuragi | ... |
Misako
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| Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Shige
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Jun Tanizaki | ... |
Seizô Hayashi
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Ichirô Shimizu | ... |
Takigawa's master
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Yôko Benisawa | ... |
Teahouse Proprietress
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Manzaburo Umewaka | ... |
Shite
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Nobu Nojima | ... |
Waki
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Ichiro Kitamura | ... |
Little drum
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Haruo Yasufuku | ... |
Big drum
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Soichi Konparu |
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Tadaichi Aoki | ... |
Prompter
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Nagahiro Yoshida |
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Seiju Kanze | ... |
Nô chorus
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Shintaro Umewaka | ... |
Nô chorus
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Shizuo Kanze | ... |
Nô chorus
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Seiji Toda | ... |
Nô chorus
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Kozo Fukuda | ... |
Nô chorus
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Shinichiro Takayama | ... |
Nô chorus
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Seinosuke Ishida | ... |
Nô chorus
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Yutaka Aoki | ... |
Nô chorus
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Kinzo Hasegawa | ... |
Nô chorus
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Gazan Hasegawa | ... |
Nô chorus
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Mikuma Shimada | ... |
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Directed by
| Yasujirô Ozu | ||
Written by
| Kazuo Hirotsu | ... | (based on the novel "Chichi to musume" by) |
| Kôgo Noda | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Takeshi Yamamoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Senji Itô | ||
Cinematography by
| Yûharu Atsuta | ||
Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Editorial Department
| Michiyo Haneta | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mototsugu Komaki | ||
Costume Design by
| Bunjiro Suzuki | ||
Makeup Department
| Hisae Kakizawa | ... | hair stylist |
| Toku Sakuma | ... | key hair stylist |
| Kingorô Yoshizawa | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Dai Watanabe | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Buichi Saitô | ... | assistant director |
| Kôzô Tashiro | ... | assistant director |
| Shôkichi Tsukamoto | ... | assistant director |
| Kôzô Yamamoto | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Makoto Aihara | ... | assistant property master |
| Masao Kumagai | ... | assistant art director |
| Kakuzô Sasu | ... | assistant set designer |
| Kintarô Yamamoto | ... | set designer |
| Tetsuji Yamazaki | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
| Yoshiomi Hori | ... | sound recordist |
| Rokusaburô Saitô | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hidetaka Sasaki | ... | sound |
| Hirofumi Satô | ... | sound recordist |
| Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound mixer |
| Kôjirô Suematsu | ... | sound recordist |
| Ryô Ôfuji | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akira Aomatsu | ... | lighting technician |
| Seiji Inoue | ... | camera operator |
| Haruo Isono | ... | gaffer |
| Takashi Kawamata | ... | camera operator |
| Takeo Matsuda | ... | camera operator |
| Motoshige Oikawa | ... | camera operator |
| Shigeo Suzuki | ... | lighting technician |
| Yoshitsugu Tonegawa | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Don Brown | ... | english subtitle translation |
| Ryûji Hayashi | ... | film development |
| Kôichi Nakamura | ... | photo printing |
| Takeo Tajiri | ... | stage manager |
| Masao Yagi | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1949) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- A Contracorriente Films (2020) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Alive (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2024) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled version)
- trigon-film (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- DeAPlaneta (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2018) (Portugal)
- Lume Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (1972) (United States) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD) (subtitled)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Noriko just recovered from an illness she developed in the war, and now the important question pops up: when will Noriko start thinking about marriage? Everybody who is important in her life tries to talk her into it: her father, her aunt, a girlfriend. But Noriko doesn't want to get married, she seems extremely happy with her life. She wants to stay with her father to take care of him. After all, she knows best of his manners and peculiarities. But Noriko's aunt doesn't want to give up. She arranges a partner for her and thinks of a plan that will convince Noriko her father can be left alone. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Most of the movie takes place in Kita-Kamakura, about 30 miles from downtown Tokyo. Several years after the release of the film, the director, 'Yasujiro Ozu', moved with his mother to the area and spent the rest of his life there. (His tomb is also located there.) Furthermore, the film's star, Setsuko Hara, also eventually moved to the area and, as of May 2013, reportedly still lived there under her birth name, Masae Aida. See more » |
| Goofs | A camera/dolly shadow is visible on the sidewalk as it follows Noriko walking. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shôchiku eiga sanjû-nen: Omoide no album (1950). See more » |
| Quotes |
Shukichi Somiya:
Marriage may not mean happiness from the start. To expect such immediate happiness is a mistake. Happiness isn't something you wait around for. It's something you create yourself. Getting married isn't happiness. Happiness lies in the forging of a new life shared together. It may take a year or two, maybe even five or ten. Happiness comes only through effort. Only then can you claim to be man and wife. See more » |