>
You might also like
See More
Where to watch Late Spring
Watch Late Spring with a subscription on Max, rent on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV.
Rate And Review
-
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
-
Fandango
-
AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
-
Cinemark Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Regal Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Theater box office or somewhere else
Late Spring Photos
Movie Info
Noriko (Setsuko Hara) is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi (Chishû Ryû), and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa (Haruko Sugimura) 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.
-
Genre: Drama
-
Original Language: Japanese
-
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
-
Release Date (Theaters): original
-
Release Date (Streaming):
-
Runtime:
-
Production Co: Shôchiku Eiga
Cast & Crew
News & Interviews for Late Spring
Critic Reviews for Late Spring
Audience Reviews for Late Spring
-
This is why I love Ozu. His movies are just simple family drama but behind the simplicity it tells so much about life value.
-
What I liked about this movie, is the gradual attachment that grows between you and the characters. I've got this with all the Ozu's I've seen so far: in the beginning it's very neutral, but when he gets to the core of the relationships, I find it deeply moving. This movie explores the bond between a father and his daughter. It's about making sacrifices, or being prepared to make sacrifices for each other. Not something you see very often anymore in today's society, <div style="width:270px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/photos/setsuko-hara-late-spring-wedding-day-11363480"><img src="http://content6.flixster.com/photo/11/36/34/11363480_gal.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">
-
every bit as good as tokyo story, due in large part to setsuko hara's subtle performance and the film's investment in her character. the plot concerns a twenty-something woman who is manipulated into following society's conventions; once again a simple domestic story told in such a peaceful and powerful way... it feels very modern and timeless all at once.
-
<b>Banshun</b><p>A beautiful -- and very modern feeling, considering it is nearly 60 years old -- portrayal of the changing concepts of family and marriage in post-WWII Japan. The damage of the war, although specifically brought up in just a few brief mentions, is foregrounded by the absent Somiya family mother, and the way this affects both the bond between father and daughter and the loyal daughter's attitude toward the possibility of her own marriage. <p> Nearing precariously the age of confirmed and irrevocable spinsterhood, only daughter Noriko finally gives in to the subtle yet impassioned plea of her father to accept an arranged marriage and thus follow what has always been, he argues, the accepted path of single women, the natural path of custom and of history. Noriko, however, will only finally agree to marriage, to breaking her seemingly unbreakable bond with her father, when her father lies to her, telling her that he will not be alone, that he will marry again, so Noriko need not worry any longer about him. <p> Sadly, the good intention behind this lie and his daughter's hoped for happiness are not enough to leave the father, Shukichi, unaffected by his daughter's new upward journey on the road to marital bliss and security. The final scene where Shukichi, now sitting alone in his empty house, hangs his head in sorrow, is a bittersweet sign that this ultimate sacrifice for his daughter's well-being will leave him very much alone and lonely indeed.
Verified