Equinox Flower (1958)
Higanbana (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 58min
- Comedy, Drama
- Jun 1977 (USA)
- Movie
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband.
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- 2 wins.
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Cast
Shin Saburi | ... |
Wataru Hirayama
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Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Kiyoko Hirayama
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Ineko Arima | ... |
Setsuko Hirayama
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Yoshiko Kuga | ... |
Fumiko Mikami
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Keiji Sada | ... |
Masahiko Taniguchi
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Teiji Takahashi | ... |
Shotaru Kondo
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Miyuki Kuwano | ... |
Hisako Hirayama
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Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shukichi Mikami
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Chieko Naniwa | ... |
Hatsu Sasaki
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Yôko Chimura | ... |
Nurse
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Ureo Egawa | ... |
Schoolmate Nakanishi
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Gazan Hasegawa |
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Aiko Ikumi | ... |
Inn maid
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Kentarô Imai | ... |
Station attendant
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Masahiko Inoue | ... |
Station attendant
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Masanao Kawakane | ... |
Groom
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Kôhei Kawamura | ... |
Master of ceremonies at wedding reception
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Tachibana Kazue |
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Ryûji Kita | ... |
Heinosuke Horie
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Akiko Kiyokawa | ... |
Bride
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Tokuji Kobayashi | ... |
Schoolmate
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Hisako Mine | ... |
Waitress
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Teruko Nagaoka | ... |
Maid
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Nobuo Nakamura | ... |
Toshihiko Kawai
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Shôsuke Oni | ... |
Company employee
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Mutsuko Sakura | ... |
Akemi
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Tsuneko Sasaki | ... |
Inn maid
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Nobuko Sora | ... |
Clerk
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Isao Suenaga |
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Fujio Suga |
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Tsûsai Sugawara | ... |
Sugai
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Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Wakamatsu's owner
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Norikazu Takeda | ... |
Schoolmate
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Hisao Toake |
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Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Ichiro Nagamura
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Fujiko Yamamoto | ... |
Yukiko Sasaki
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Directed by
Yasujirô Ozu |
Written by
Ton Satomi | ... | (original story) |
Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (screenplay) and |
Kôgo Noda | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Shizuo Yamanouchi | ... | producer |
Music by
Takanobu Saitô |
Cinematography by
Yûharu Atsuta |
Editing by
Yoshiyasu Hamamura |
Editorial Department
Motoshige Oikawa | ... | color timer |
Art Direction by
Tatsuo Hamada |
Set Decoration by
Setsutarô Moriya |
Costume Design by
Yûji Nagashima |
Makeup Department
Yuko Nakajima | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kôzô Yamamoto | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Shigeo Ogiwara | ... | assistant art director |
Toshio Takahashi | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
Akiyuki Itô | ... | sound recordist |
Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound mixer |
Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Akira Aomatsu | ... | gaffer |
Tamio Ishii | ... | lighting technician |
Takashi Kawamata | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
Tomiji Shimizu | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- BFI Video (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (1977) (United States) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD) (as Eclipse from the Criterion Collection) (English subtitles)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
A business man is often approached by friends for advice and help regarding marriage as well as family and romantic relationships. He is always very calmly and objectively able to give great insight and assistance to these particular situations. However, when it comes time for him to be objective regarding his oldest daughter, he finds it very difficult...
Written by Karl Engel |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This was Yasujirô Ozu's first film in color. See more » |
Goofs | When Setsuko's suitor Masahiko visits her father Wataru's office to ask to marry her, strands of the younger man's hair hang down over his forehead, but when they begin their conversation all his hair is neat and in place. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Patriot Games/Monster in a Box/Class Act/Zentropa (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | Home, Sweet Home See more » |