1949 · 108 min · NR

Late Spring

Name: Late Spring
Genre: Drama
Released: 1949
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hōhi Aoki

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Drama

Late Spring (1949) is a Drama film, directed by Yasujirō Ozu set in Tokyo and Kyoto during the 1940s.

Themes of family & loyalty and coming of age run throughout.

Composer

Senji Ito

Cinematography

Yûharu Atsuta

Cast

Chishū RyūSetsuko HaraYumeji TsukiokaHaruko SugimuraHōhi AokiJun UsamiKuniko MiyakeMasao Mishima

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Tokyo Kyoto

Setting

Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Coming Of Age

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Late Spring

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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