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An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Sanma no aji (original title)

112 min  -  Drama   -  1964 (USA)
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An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Kôgo Noda (screenplay), Yasujirô Ozu (screenplay)

Stars:

Chishû Ryû, Shima Iwashita and Keiji Sada
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chishû Ryû ...
Shuhei Hirayama
Shima Iwashita ...
Michiko Hirayama
Keiji Sada Keiji Sada ...
Koichi
Mariko Okada Mariko Okada ...
Akiko
Teruo Yoshida Teruo Yoshida ...
Yutaka Miura
Noriko Maki Noriko Maki ...
Fusako Taguchi
Shin'ichirô Mikami Shin'ichirô Mikami ...
Kazuo
Nobuo Nakamura Nobuo Nakamura ...
Shuzo Kawai
Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno ...
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
Kuniko Miyake Kuniko Miyake ...
Nobuko
Kyôko Kishida ...
'Kaoru' no Madame
Michiyo Tamaki Michiyo Tamaki ...
Tamako, gosai
Ryûji Kita Ryûji Kita ...
Shin Horie
Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi ...
'Wakamatsu' no Okami
Shinobu Asaji Shinobu Asaji ...
Youko Sasaki, hisho
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Storyline

Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Plot Keywords:

Widower | Father Daughter Relationship | Japanese | Tokyo Japan | 1960s  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Le goût du saké See more »

Filming Locations:

Shochiku-Ofuna, Ofuna, Kanagawa, Japan

Company Credits

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In many ways, this is a remake of Yasujirô Ozu's Late Spring. In both films, the director's favorite actor, 'Chishu Ryu', plays a widower trying to persuade his grown-up daughter to get married. See more »

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Referenced in The Life and Works of Yasujiro Ozu (1983) See more »