Late Spring
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right. From TMDB
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60 of 87 · most liked firstHappiness isn't something you wait around for. It's something you create yourself. Movie: Late Spring (1949) Director: Yasujirõ Ozu 🌿 Moulmein Rosewood flowers 💐 (Photo by Kirpal)
unlabelledView post →Actress Setsuko Hara and actor Chishū Ryū in a scene from the classic 1949 Japanese film Late Spring (Banshun), directed by Yasujirō Ozu. Noriko is dressed in a traditional wedding kimono for her marriage ceremony.
unlabelledView post →Happiness isn't something you wait for. It is something you create yourself. Movie 🎥: Late Spring (1949) Director: Yasujirō 🍀 🍀 🐝 🖤 💙 .. ..a blessed day 🍀 🎶 🎶 🎶 (Photo by Kirpal)
unlabelledView post →Japanese poster for LATE SPRING (1949), directed and co-written by Yasujiro Ozu - BOTD in 1903 This film was Ozu's collaboration with Setsuko Hara, one of the greatest director-star pairings in movie history
unlabelledView post →#LastFourWatched #Filmsky Wife at work+kids with friends=4 movie Sunday! 1. Top 10 Wilder, at least? 2. Lived up to the “very good” I’ve been hearing for so long. 3. Liked Late Spring more, looking forward to Tokyo Story. 4. Almost too much going on, in this one.
unlabelledView post →Not gonna be watching a movie today so here’s my favorite new to me of January The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Hard Truths Eraserhead Late Spring
unlabelledView post →Randomly came across and watched Late Spring, a 1949 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. A gorgeous slice-of-life about an unmarried woman and her scholar father. Long, quiet shots of conversations and scenery. No big action or violence, just people living their post war lives.
unlabelledView post →#MovieMadness Day 21 ~ film that makes eyes well up. Field of Dreams this scene /speech gets me every time. I am a spectator of for heavy Americana, but this cuts in another way. as for actual sadness: Late Spring. it is quite effective because it is a quiet/subdued film, and then boom.
unlabelledView post →1/2 First watch: LATE SPRING (Japanese, 1949) is a lovely film that finds a 27-year-old daughter wanting to stay with her father to care for him in their happy home. Yet she is pushed unwillingly toward marriage due to societal expectations and an interfering aunt. #FilmSky #MovieSky
unlabelledView post →Films I've watched 6 times or more: Satantango L'avventura Au Hasard Balthazar Dr. Strangelove Metropolis Man with a Movie Camera Tokyo Story Late Spring Sansho Dayu City Lights Seven Samurai Andrei Rublev Mirror Stalker Solaris 8 ½ Persona The Seventh Seal Harakiri Pather Panchali Blade Runner
unlabelledView post →"Happiness isn't something you wait around for. It's something you create yourself." 🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 September 1949, Yasujirō #Ozu's "Late Spring," starring Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, and Haruko Sugimura, was released in 🇯🇵
unlabelledView post →Late Spring is just lowkey like "what if a movie were beautiful"
unlabelledView post →#MovieMadness Day 17 ~ fave foreign movie Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu) well, English is a foreign language, then… doing some callisthenics on language that still leaves so many, and Late Spring is a winner. Tokyo Story ranks higher in polls, but this simple story is his most affecting.
unlabelledView post →Tonight's Japanuary movie is Late Spring, a new-to-me Ozu.
unlabelledView post →A tweet I think about very often is the tweet about how film festivals should play Late Spring in the middle of the fest just so everyone can remember what a great movie looks like.
unlabelledView post →This is the middle film in Ozu’s unofficial “Noriko trilogy.” Early Summer (1951) sits between Late Spring (1949) and Tokyo Story (1953) spiritually and thematically, even though the characters are not literally the same across films. #TCMParty #EarlySummer ^JW (1/2)
unlabelledView post →Forgot about this curious cameo by Nietzsche in Ozu's Late Spring. #philsky filmsky
unlabelledView post →mini film festival with my kid away at summer camp The Red Shoes (1948) Viridiana (1961) Early Summer (1951) Late Spring (1949) Tokyo Story (1953) Repo Man (1984) The Prisoner ep. 1 #lastfourwatched (plus extra)
unlabelledView post →The pillow shots here are unusually seasonal. Ozu’s transitional images—hallways, laundry, smokestacks, trains—emphasize breezes, light, and open air in this film more than in Late Spring. The atmosphere feels physically summery. #TCMParty #EarlySummer ^JW
unlabelledView post →2026-W19: 1. The Social Network (2010) by David Fincher 2. An Unseen Enemy (1912) by D. W. Griffith 3. Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026) by Billie Eilish and James Cameron Late Spring is a holdover from last week. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →#justwatched Late Spring (1949), a gentle little drama about a young woman being coaxed out of her comfortable life with her father and into marriage. Rather bittersweet, I thought. It's obviously a tale about fear of moving on to the next stage of your life, but it read ambiguously to me. #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Favorite film per decade (1 per director) 20s Nosferatu 30s Límite 40s Late Spring 50s Wild Strawberries 60s Deus e o Diablo na Terra do sol 70s Touki Bouki 80s Wings of desire 90s Three Colors: Red 00s In the Mood For Love 10s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Its Past Lives 20s Drive My Car
unlabelledView post →Favourite Film from Every Decade* 30s: M 40s: Late Spring 50s: Rear Window 60s: La Jetée 70s: Mirror 80s: Blue Velvet 90s: Sàtàntangò 00s: The White Ribbon / Spirited Away 10s: Portrait of a Lady on Fire / Amour / Phantom Thread 20s: The Zone of Interest
unlabelledView post →First watch: LATE AUTUMN (Japanese, 1960) explores the same themes of marriage reluctance vs. strong parental-adult child bonds as Ozu’s LATE SPRING (1949). It’s a very good film, just a notch lower. Setsuko Hara effortlessly makes the 11-year acting shift from daughter to mother. #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →No joke last night while my wife was busy I was legitimately considering watching Late Spring for the second night in a row. I can’t think of the last time a movie has done that to me.
unlabelledView post →A superb film, so poignant on multiple levels… Have you seen LATE SPRING? If anything, I think it’s even better.
unlabelledView post →"Happiness isn't something you wait around for. It's something you create yourself." 🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 September 1949, Yasujirō #Ozu's "Late Spring", starring Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura, was released in Japan.
unlabelledView post →"She couldn’t really relate to Noriko in Late Spring, saying, ‘I certainly don’t like the character of the daughter in this film.’" www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
unlabelledView post →A random movie I love every day til I decide not to 40. Late Spring (1949, Yasujirō Ozu) #FilmSky #MovieSky
unlabelledView post →Weather: Late Spring Bird: Bluejay Cake: Strawberry Shortcake Holiday: Thanksgiving Movie: Interstellar
unlabelledView post →Finally watching a few Yasujiro Ozu movies this weekend. Tokyo Story and Late Spring. Storytelling/pace are much different since these were made in the 40s/50s but his simple human stories are engaging. Amazing minimalist compositions! Setsuko Hara is a MOVIE STAR!
unlabelledView post →Spring overgrowth is rampant #LateSpring #photography #stopsign #growth #fujifilm
unlabelledView post →An Autumn Afternoon is an intriguing film to me because of its relation to Late Spring. And I would have liked to hear Ozu talk about what he was doing with it.
unlabelledView post →Rene Clair's LE MILLION introduced me to French film of the 30s. This is probably more for an advanced class, but Peixoto's LIMITE is up there with the greats of silent cinema. You would need a good knowledge of that era to catch all of the allusions however. And any Ozu from LATE SPRING on.
unlabelledView post →Monday Mini-movie🧵: the next season in the Ozu catalogue is Early Summer. This movie is a thematic twin with Late Spring. Ozu explores his beloved themes of marriage, intergenerational communication, and another protagonist named Noriko. But does Early Summer improve upon Late Spring? #film #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Man with a Movie Camera Mirror Metropolis 8 ½ Blade Runner Late Spring North by Northwest Satantango L'avventura Le Mepris
unlabelledView post →“of course Ozu's Spirit looms largely over the movie” - Wim Wenders, @TIFF_NET Late Spring/Perfect Days #sidebyside www.pinnlandempire.com/2024/12/perf...
unlabelledView post →NRW: "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962, dir. Ozu) Ozu's final film, and ONE OF his best (sorry Rose :P). This one's a remake of "Late Spring," a film that far too many weeby white film studies students slobber all over for [orientalism]. This version is much better :) 📽️ filmsky
unlabelledView post →Rewatching LATE SPRING, which will make me want to see TOKYO STORY and probably MILLENNIUM ACTRESS and I do not have time this week! But this film was my first intro to Ozu and Setsuko Hara many years ago
unlabelledView post →great films from the 1950s: 1950: Late Spring (slightly cheating because Ozu’s film is from 1949) 1951: Early Summer 1952: Ikiru 1953: Roman Holiday 1954: Seven Samurai 1955: To Catch a Thief 1956: Aparajito 1957: Wild Strawberries 1958: The Big Country 1959: North by Northwest
unlabelledView post →LATE SPRING was my intro to Ozu, and that film made me a lifelong fan of Setsuko Hara.
unlabelledView post →And yes, that last bit about the seasons of our lives is cribbed directly from Ozu. Yasujiro l Ozu. He felt simple family turning points…watersheds within their lives was enough for a powerful film. He was right. “Late Spring”. “Tokyo Story” 1/2
unlabelledView post →96/50 We went to the movies! I watched HAMNET. It left me completely emotionally drained. I think it's the most I've cried in a movie since Late Spring. Absolutely transcendent. Hold your kids tight. #Hamnet #FilmSky #2025Movies
unlabelledView post →Never seen an Ozu film but I do have the Late Spring Criterion Blu Ray. Heard great things about all of these. Only watched 2 films this month (both rewatches). On 11/5 I saw V for Vendetta & on Wed I saw Zootopia (cause I wanted to test out my new BR Player) & both hold up.
unlabelledView post →1949 Japanese film Late Spring (晩春) in Pittsburgh, from December 6. www.pennsylvasia.com/2025/11/1949...
unlabelledView post →time to launch a movie review site where every review is just "yeah this movie is whatever but have you seen Late Spring?"
unlabelledView post →Would not have thought to connect the two! Have you seen "Late Spring"? Another Ozu, beautiful film. The grandfather from Tokyo Story plays the father of Setsuko Hara who's pushing her to get married and start her life. Also devastating, but in a completely different way. Could also be on the list.
unlabelledView post →Monday Mini-movie🧵: Continuing the Ozu seasonal movie streak, today I’ve watched Late Spring. This film has fissured the cinephile community more than Last Jedi did to Star Wars. After a few more rewatches, I may weigh in on *that* vase… for now, I just want to sing its praises #film #filmsky #movie
unlabelledView post →NRW: "Late Spring" (1949, dir. Ozu) with @deathmetal.beauty This is the only Ozu film I have a love-hate relationship with. We'll see how things have changed in the 9 years since I last viewed it. Kezia's first late Ozu film hehehe
unlabelledView post →Let's try an experiment: Which movie should I watch tonight? - La Haine - The Red Shoes - Soy Cuba - Late Spring - McCabe and Mrs. Miller Or do I keep rolling with the Tarkovsky and move on to Nostalghia? #filmsky #physicalmedia
unlabelledView post →The unforgettable and beloved pairing of Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu, frequent collaborators of director Yasujirō Ozu, in their roles as father-/daughter-in-law in “Tokyo Story” and father/daughter in “Late Spring” and “Tokyo Twilight”. 🤍🩶🖤🎥✨
unlabelledView post →"Late Spring" is such a beautiful, devastating film. Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu are both incredible in it. Amazing movie.
unlabelledView post →Just as good as I remember it, although I was being sloppy when I said it was a remake (that oversells the similarities tbh). It's a moving film and I do find it much more moving than "Late Spring," which is... less kind. 📽️ filmsky
unlabelledView post →yes, Late Spring a very favorite film (that I have taught a good number of times!)
unlabelledView post →I recommend the 1949 film "Late Spring". Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, it is a movie I love for the subtle yet exquisite way it portrays shifts in people's emotions and circumstances.
unlabelledView post →Favorite film for each year of the 1940s: 40: The Shop Around the Corner 41: The 47 Ronin 42: The Magnificent Ambersons 43: Meshes of the Afternoon 44: To Have and Have Not 45: Detour 46: Ritual in Transfigured Time 47: Monsieur Verdoux 48: Moonrise 49: Late Spring What are yours? #filmsky
unlabelledView post →I really enjoyed Late Spring. Not the kind of film I'd normally go for, but it was excellent - a simple story, clearly told, with excellent performances. I'm also enjoying exposing Matt to horror/exploitation/cult classics. He's been pretty positive so far!
unlabelledView post →We've entered Shark Tale season where my son watches this movie once a day. Winter is the stop motion Rudolph movies and Wall-E. Early spring is Bambi. Late Spring into early Summer is Shark Tale.
unlabelledView post →My hot take on "Late Spring" is that "Late Spring" isn't even anywhere remotely close to Ozu's best film. In fact, I'd say it's not even in his top 10.
unlabelledView post →Late Spring is my fave Ozu film. I have a short story, Noriko of the Seven Days, that references Ozu and Setsuko Hara.
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