Chishu Ryu,
Chisu Ryu,
Haruko Sugimura,
Jun Osami,
Setsuko Hara
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A spinster makes a change in her life with the help of her sister.
DVD Release Date: November 30, 1994
Stats: 180 reviews
Note: This masterful, intensely moving picture presents storytelling at its finest. Like finest poetry, it shows you something complex and human in a simple way and yet, leaving a sense of mystery that makes you want to come back to it.
...Remarkable.
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 su...( read more)
This is a great film by Ozu, but then again, everything ive seen by the man is excellent.
BanshunA 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 b
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Pride and Prejudice
While this statement is not relevant to any leading man in the story of Late Spring, Austen's famous line does underline the i...( read more)
Having seen "Tokyo Story" and loving it, I was a little disappointed. While still following the Ozu style it was somewhat too similar but also not nearly as good. It was just fringing on being good. Perhaps if I had seen the two films swithced I might feel the other way but I dou...( read more)
A really good commentary on the social changes in Japan following the 2nd World War
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