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The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 · 103 min · JA · 7.5 (115 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Ganjirō Nakamura II, Setsuko Hara, Yōko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Shimazu · Music Toshirō Mayuzumi
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The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

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A quiet, contemplative drama steeped in the atmosphere of old Japan. It feels like a warm, bittersweet memory, exploring the quiet regrets and enduring bonds of family as life winds down.

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sakefamily relationshipskyoto, japanbreweryshōwa era (1926-89)
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