Synopsis
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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Cast
- Chishū RyūShuhei Hirayama
- Shima IwashitaMichiko Hirayama
- Keiji SadaKoichi
- Mariko OkadaAkiko
- Teruo YoshidaYutaka Miura
- Noriko MakiFusako Taguchi
- Shinichirō MikamiKazuo
- Nobuo NakamuraShuzo Kawai
- Eijirō TōnoSakuma, The 'Gourd'
- Kuniko MiyakeNobuko
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
Ozu shows how fragile and yet burdensome the institution of the family is. - 100
The Irish Times
Revisiting many of the master’s favourite themes – familial obligations, intergenerational frictions – Ozu’s 54th film delicately maintains its post-war critique. - 100
Slant Magazine
The progression of Ozu’s style seems to parallel that of Jacques Tati, who moved from the mutable likes of M. Hulot’s Holiday into the glass-cut inflexibility of Playtime. - 100
The A.V. Club
Ozu lets the story of uneasy transitions play out against a Japan that's undergoing changes of its own. - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Ozu is one of the greatest artists to ever make a film. This was his last one. - 100
CineVue
Throughout, Ozu strikes a touchingly profound note whilst imbuing proceedings with his usual playfulness. - 80
The Independent
Yasujiro Ozu's final film, re-released in a restored version, is a stately, slow-burning but very moving family drama. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Even if the story of a widower (the great Chishû Ryû) and his daughter weren’t such a naturally compelling variation on Ozu’s themes of family, devotion and sacrifice, the exquisite balance of hues and textures in every shot would render it essential viewing.
