Banshun

Jul 21 1972 Not Rated 1h 48m
Drama

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa 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.

Official Trailer
Plot

Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Noriko just recovered from an illness she developed in the war, and now the important question pops up: when will Noriko start thinking about marriage? Everybody who is important in her life tries to talk her into it: her father, her aunt, a girlfriend. But Noriko doesn't want to get married, she seems extremely happy with her life. She wants to stay with her father to take care of him. After all, she knows best of his manners and peculiarities. But Noriko's aunt doesn't want to give up. She arranges a partner for her and thinks of a plan that will convince Noriko her father can be left alone.

Written by

Kazuo Hirotsu, Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu

Directed by

Yasujirô Ozu

Cast

Chishû Ryû, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku

Languages

Awards

5 wins

Trailers
Three Reasons: Late Spring
Featurettes
"It's pointless to have a daughter" - Late Spring (1949, Yasujiro Ozu)
Scores
# of Votes
20,279
Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
Metascore
93
Popularity
NA