Late Spring
1949Noriko 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.
Acted in
Chishū Ryū
as Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara
as Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka
as Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura
as Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki
as Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami
as Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake
as Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima
as Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
as Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi
as Misako
Toyo Takahashi
as Shige
Jun Tanizaki
as Seizo Hayashi
Ichirō Shimizu
as Takigawa's Master
Yoko Benisawa
as Teahouse Proprietress
Manzaburo Umewaka
as Shite
Nobu Nojima
as Waki
Ichiro Kitamura
as Little Drum
Haruo Yasufuku
as Big Drum
Tadaichi Aoki
as Prompter
Seiju Kanze
as Noh Chorus
Shintaro Umewaka
as Noh Chorus
Shizuo Kanze
as Noh Chorus
Seiji Toda
as Noh Chorus
Kozo Fukuda
as Noh Chorus
Shinichiro Takayama
as Noh Chorus
Seinosuke Ishida
as Noh Chorus
Yutaka Aoki
as Noh Chorus
Kinzo Hasegawa
as Noh Chorus
Gazan Hasegawa
as Noh Chorus
Mikuma Shimada
as Flute