Late Spring

Brief Encounter without tears. A widowed father gently maneuvers his devoted daughter toward marriage, even though she wishes to remain his caretaker. Ozu's delicate touch makes the story universal, beyond postwar Japan.

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Yasujirō Ozu directed Late Spring in 1949. See Yasujirō Ozu's full filmography, where to start with Yasujirō Ozu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasujirō Ozu.

Late Spring was released in 1949 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.