Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1958 · 1h 58m

Equinox Flower

彼岸花

Equinox Flower poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Shin Saburi as Wataru Hirayama Kinuyo Tanaka as Kiyoko Hirayama Ineko Arima as Setsuko Hirayama Yoshiko Kuga as Fumiko Mikami Keiji Sada as Masahiko Taniguchi Teiji Takahashi as Shotaru Kondo
Crew
Yûharu Atsuta — Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura — Editor Takanobu Saitō — Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Ton Satomi — Novel
Synopsis

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

Mood & Themes
daughtertraditionweddingfather daughter conflictshōwa era (1926-89)
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Yûharu Atsuta Director of Photography Yoshiyasu Hamamura Editor Takanobu Saitō Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Ton Satomi Novel Shizuo Yamanouchi Producer Yûji Nagashima Costume Design
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