If you loved Late Spring, try An Autumn Afternoon

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Both films are directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and they both carry the cult, devastating, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Late Spring, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What An Autumn Afternoon is

A widower’s daughter handles the house while he pines for her future. When he finally pushes her to leave home instead of anchoring him he starts to understand the cost of his selfishness. A melancholy snapshot of 1960s Tokyo that moves like a slow sigh.

If you loved Late Spring, try An Autumn Afternoon

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What An Autumn Afternoon is

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