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Late Spring

Late Spring

1949, Movie, 1h 48min

One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, LATE SPRING (BANSHUN) tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever, and a strong justification for its maker’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors.

Country: Japan

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Haruko Sugimura,

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8.0

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Critic Kim Newman

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6

So precisely acted and directed that it has the formal beauty of a miniature, this is at once restrained and teeming with passion...

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Critic Roger Ebert

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10

...tells a story that becomes sadder the more you think about it. There is a tension in the film between Noriko’s smile and her feelings.

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