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An Autumn Afternoon
秋刀魚の味
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
1962•1h 53m•NR•★ 8.0
Drama
Synopsis
An aging, widowed businessman in bustling post-war Tokyo gradually realizes that duty requires him to arrange a marriage for his devoted daughter, leaving him facing loneliness in his twilight years. Yasujiro Ozu's poignant, deeply moving final cinematic farewell.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorYasujirō Ozu
WriterKōgo NodaYasujirō Ozu
CinematographyYûharu Atsuta
MusicTakanobu Saitō
Principal Cast
Chishū RyūShuhei Hirayama
Shima IwashitaMichiko Hirayama
Keiji SadaKoichi
Mariko OkadaAkiko
Teruo YoshidaYutaka Miura
Noriko MakiFusako Taguchi
Shinichirō MikamiKazuo
Nobuo NakamuraShuzo Kawai
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 53m (113 mins)
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DirectorYasujiro Ozu
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioShochiku
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