Late Spring (1949)

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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.

Released: 1949-09-13
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 48m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 495 votes

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

Top cast

Chishū Ryū as Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara as Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka as Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura as Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki as Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami as Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake as Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima as Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi as Misako

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Late Spring

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, Fandor; watch free on Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: watch free on Plex

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