Equinox Flower (1958)
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Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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Equinox Flower (Higanbana) is one of the most lighthearted of Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu's "home dramas." Motivating the plot is a young girl's impulsive decision to marry. The girl's father had always expected that his daughter would first ask his permission to be wed, and indeed wait until he'd chosen her husband for her. After all, it is not only family tradition, but a cultural "must". But this is the 1950s, and the girl proceeds with her plans on her own volition. Dad's anger and
Jan 1, 1958 Wide
Jun 12, 2007
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Ineko Arima
Setsuko Hirayama -
Miyuki Kuwano
Hisako Hirayama -
Nobuo Nakamura
Toshihiko Kawai -
Chieko Naniwa
Hatsu Sasaki -
Chishu Ryu
Shotaru Kondo -
Shin Saburi
Wataru Hirayama -
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kiyoko -
Fumio Watanabe
Ichiro Nagamura -
Teiji Takahashi
Shotaru Kondo -
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One of Ozu's least dark comedies, which is not to say that it's carefree, but, rather, that it's gentle and amused in the way that it acknowledges time's passage, the changing of values and the adjustments that must be made between generations.
Top CriticThis 1958 film by Yasujiro Ozu (his first in color) is gentle, spare, and ultimately elusive, in a quietly satisfying way.
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it tells truths but lacks the typical Ozu impact.
Ozu demonstrates that he can adjust readily with a Technicolor palate to present a warm family drama that moves as steadily as one of his signature trains
Yasujiro Ozu's first film in color is his usual engaging family drama.
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Foreign Titles
- Higanbana (DE)
- Equinox Flower (Higanbana) (UK)
