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The End of Summer

Original title: Kohayagawa-ke no aki
  • 19611961
  • 1h 43m
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7.7/10
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The End of Summer (1961)
Drama
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,078
8,879
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    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Kôgo Noda(screenplay)
      • Yasujirô Ozu(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ganjirô Nakamura
      • Setsuko Hara
      • Yôko Tsukasa
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Kôgo Noda(screenplay)
      • Yasujirô Ozu(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ganjirô Nakamura
      • Setsuko Hara
      • Yôko Tsukasa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Setsuko Hara and Yôko Tsukasa in The End of Summer (1961)
    Setsuko Hara and Yôko Tsukasa in The End of Summer (1961)
    The End of Summer (1961)
    Setsuko Hara and Yôko Tsukasa in The End of Summer (1961)
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    The End of Summer (1961)
    Setsuko Hara and Yôko Tsukasa in The End of Summer (1961)
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    Michiyo Aratama and Setsuko Hara in The End of Summer (1961)

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    Ganjirô Nakamura
    Ganjirô Nakamura
    • Kohayagawa Manbei
    Setsuko Hara
    Setsuko Hara
    • Akiko
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    • Noriko, second daughter
    Michiyo Aratama
    Michiyo Aratama
    • Fumiko, eldest daughter
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Hisao, Fumiko's husband
    Masahiko Shimazu
    Masahiko Shimazu
    • Masao, third son
    Hisaya Morishige
    • Isomura Eiichirou
    Chieko Naniwa
    Chieko Naniwa
    • Sasaki Tsune
    Reiko Dan
    Reiko Dan
    • Yuriko, her daughter
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Katou Shige
    Daisuke Katô
    Daisuke Katô
    • Kitagawa Yanosuke
    Haruko Tôgô
    • Kitagawa Teruko
    Yumi Shirakawa
    • Nakanishi Takako
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • Teramoto Tadashi
    Kyû Sazanka
    Kyû Sazanka
    • Yamaguchi, Chief clerk
    Yû Fujiki
    • Maruyama Rokutarou
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Farmer
    Tatsuo Endô
    Tatsuo Endô
    • Banpei's brother
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Kôgo Noda(screenplay)
      • Yasujirô Ozu(screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The last of six collaborations between Yasujiro Ozu and Setsuko Hara.
    • Quotes

      Kitagawa Yanosuke: We humans can't come to terms with death until it's too late. Even people like my brother, who did as he pleased. On his deathbed, even Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "It's as if my glorious life was but a dream within a dream."

    • Connections
      Referenced in I Lived, But... (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      In a Persian Market
      Composed by Albert Ketèlbey

    User reviews22

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    7/10
    Far behind Ozu's other films
    This film is a little bit disappointing. Ozu did not portrait human emotions as intensive as in "Tokyo Monogatari". Neither has the film the wit and humour of "Ohayo". He did not succeed to characterize the person as good as in other films. The setting of the action in Kyoto instead of Tokyo could have provided the possibility to represent the contrast the conflict between old Japan and "New Japan" in a more distinct way. But unfortunately Ozu produces some cliches. But after all what is a "bad" movie by Ozu in comparison to all the other stuff.
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    • Sep 10, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Early Autumn
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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