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An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962 · 114 min · JA · NR · 7.8 (239 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Chishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada, Teruo Yoshida, Noriko Maki · Music Takanobu Saitō

“An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.”

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Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

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A quiet, observational film that gently explores the unspoken bonds and subtle shifts within a family. It feels like watching the slow, inevitable passage of time, imbued with a tender, melancholic grace.

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