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Equinox Flower (1958)

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Yasujiro Ozu

Written By: Yasujiro Ozu, K�go Noda

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1958 Wide

On DVD: Jun 12, 2007

Cast

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
Yoshiko Kuga
Keiji Sada

Critic Reviews for Equinox Flower

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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.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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This 1958 film by Yasujiro Ozu (his first in color) is gentle, spare, and ultimately elusive, in a quietly satisfying way.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

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July 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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it tells truths but lacks the typical Ozu impact.

June 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

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

February 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

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Yasujiro Ozu's first film in color is his usual engaging family drama.

April 7, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Equinox Flower was Ozu's first color film. He was reluctant to do it, but he shouldn't have been. He handles the addition so well. The colors really do join every scene together. Equinox Flower deals with one father's hypocritical view of love and marriage. It begins at a wedding where Hirayama makes a speech to his

April 2, 2007

Luke Baldock

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ozu's first color film not only brought an insurgence of popping colors and lights into his art direction, but it brought a new wave of thinking as well. ozu's work up until this point had been more focused on traditional japanese family values and the younger generations responsibility to their elders. in this film

May 4, 2009