Late Spring

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Chishū RyūShukichi Somiya

Setsuko HaraNoriko Somiya

Yumeji TsukiokaAya Kitagawa

Haruko SugimuraMasa Taguchi

Hōhi Aoki

Hōhi AokiKatsuyoshi

Jun UsamiShuichi Hattori

Kuniko MiyakeAkiko Miwa

Masao MishimaJo Onodera

Yoshiko TsubouchiKiku

Yōko KatsuragiMisako

Toyo TakahashiShige

Jun Tanizaki

Jun TanizakiSeizo Hayashi