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Late Spring

1949 · 108 min

A quiet, deeply moving study of family and sacrifice, told with gentle patience and profound emotional restraint.

Overview: 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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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
aging
identity
love
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Written by: Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Starring: Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hōhi Aoki, Jun Usami, Kuniko Miyake, Masao Mishima
Music: Senji Ito
Cinematography: Yûharu Atsuta
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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