Drama · Japan · 1962 · 1h 53m

An Autumn Afternoon

秋刀魚の味

An Autumn Afternoon poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Chishū Ryū as Shuhei Hirayama Shima Iwashita as Michiko Hirayama Keiji Sada as Koichi Mariko Okada as Akiko Teruo Yoshida as Yutaka Miura Noriko Maki as Fusako Taguchi
Crew
Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura — Editor Takanobu Saitō — Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Shizuo Yamanouchi — Producer
Synopsis

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

Trailer An Autumn Afternoon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanfamily relationshipstokyo, japanwidower20th centuryshōwa era (1926-89)japanese economic miracle
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor Takanobu Saitō Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Shizuo Yamanouchi Producer Minoru Kanekatsu Production Design Yûji Nagashima Costume Design
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