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Equinox Flower

1958 · 118 min

A gentle, quietly observant family drama that unfolds with warmth and mild melancholy, inviting you to reflect on generational change.

Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima
Overview
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

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Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Starring
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