Late Spring

1949
Japan
108 min
PG

Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Written by: Kazuo Hirotsu, Kôgo Noda, Yasujiro Ozu
Cast: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura
Language: Japanese

Full of insight, this subtle film explores the areas of family and marriage. A widowed father feels he is keeping his daughter from marriage, but when she is informed by mistake that he is about to remarry, she begins to form marriage plans of her own. A beautifully balanced character study.