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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Producer:

Takeshi Yamamoto

Writer:

Kazuo Hirotsu, Kôgo Noda

Runtime:

1hr 50m

Synopsis

Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.

Cast

  • Chishû Ryû
  • Setsuko Hara
  • Yumeji Tsukioka
  • Haruko Sugimura
  • Hôhi Aoki
  • Jun Usami
  • Kuniko Miyake
  • Masao Mishima
  • Yoshiko Tsubouchi
  • Yôko Katsuragi

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Jun 10, 2022

    seems so silly to think of how intimidated i was by ozu before watching any of his movies. i always figured i’d need to be “sharp” enough to properly digest his slow, meditative approach. but really (and i’ve only seen two so far) his movies could not be more inviting. it’s…

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    Karsten
    Karsten
    Nov 27, 2013

    If that last scene doesn't rip your heart out, I just don't know.

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    Sally Jane Black
    Sally Jane Black
    Sep 26, 2017

    And so the wheel continues to turn; and the other one stops in its tracks.

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    Eli Hayes
    Eli Hayes
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    May 8, 2017

    Ozu's greatest statement on how he prefers Coke to Pepsi.

    681 Likes
    Willow Maclay
    Willow Maclay

    Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu shot LATE SPRING or BANSHUN in 1949, shortly before his celebrated masterpiece TOKYO STORY, but in my book, BANSHUN is just as good. It features the great Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara. It’s in gorgeous black and white and I promise you, once…

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    Wim Wenders
    Wim Wenders
    Jan 19, 2023

    my girl noriko didnt need a husband!!!

    642 Likes
    mary
    mary
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    Oct 26, 2013

    Ozu is a master in captivating and engrossing the audience with ordinary, simple stories, dilemmas and predicaments faced within a family. Tokyo Story my first Ozu feature is a shining example of this trait and Late Spring is no different from the former. Ozu’s magic lies…

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    Peaceful Stoner
    Peaceful Stoner
    Jul 14, 2012

    Ozu may not move his camera much, but when the compositions and emotions they conjure are this immaculate, why would he? Besides, no director who can make an action as simple as the peeling of an apple a devastating, poignant culmination can be considered anything less than…

    553 Likes
    Jake Cole
    Jake Cole
    Jan 25, 2019

    "I want us to stay as we are. I don't want to go anywhere. Being with you is enough for me. I'm happy just as I am."

    437 Likes
    sarah
    sarah
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    All I see is love for this film, and I hate to be brutally honest, but I just didn't grow to care about any of these characters except for "Noriko," whom I grew to understand. Unfortunately, it ends with her going through with the arranged marriage, and for me personally, I hate that outcome. I…

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    Asciugata apocalittica

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100

Each shot in Late Spring is striking on its own; the mature Ozu belongs to that rare category of filmmakers whose work can be recognized from a single frame. But together—with all their abrupt shifts in visual perspective and time—they become a mosaic, deeply poignant and ultimately mysterious in the way it envisions a relationship between two people trapped by how much they care for one another.

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Metacritic review by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
The A.V. Club
90

Yasujiro Ozu’s 1949 film inaugurated his majestic late period: it’s here that he decisively renounces melodrama (and, indeed, most surface action of any kind) and lets his camera settle into the still, long-take contemplation of his gently drawn characters.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
100

Late Spring is one of the best two or three films Ozu ever made.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Late Spring (Banshun)?
The movie is 1hr 50min long.
What's Late Spring (Banshun) about?
Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.
Who's the cast of Late Spring (Banshun)?
  • Chishû Ryû as Shukichi Somiya
  • Setsuko Hara as Noriko Somiya
  • Yumeji Tsukioka as Aya Kitagawa
  • Haruko Sugimura as Masa Taguchi
  • Hôhi Aoki as Katsuyoshi
  • Jun Usami as Shôichi Hattori
  • Kuniko Miyake as Akiko Miwa
  • Masao Mishima as Jo Onodera
  • Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Kiku
  • Yôko Katsuragi as Misako
Who's the director behind Late Spring (Banshun)?
Yasujirô Ozu directed Late Spring (Banshun).
Who produced Late Spring (Banshun)?
Takeshi Yamamoto produced Late Spring (Banshun).