Japan / Oct 03, 1951
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, Noriko's family press her into accepting, but when her widowed childhood friend Kenkichi returns to the neighborhood, she finds her heart leading in another direction.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kuniko Igawa | Takako |
| Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi | Kenkichi Yabe |
| Shūji Sano | Sotaro Satake |
| Toyo Takahashi | Nobu Tamura |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Nishiwaki |
| Kokuten Kōdō | Old Uncle |
| Matsuko Shiga | Mari Takanashi |
| Tomoka Hasebe | Hospital Assistant |
| Zen Murase | Minoru Mamiya |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 麦秋 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku, Shochiku Ofuna Film Studio |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 1951 |
| Production | Takeshi Yamamoto |
| Writer | Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda |
| Editing | Yoshiyasu Hamamura |
| Cinematography | Yûharu Atsuta |
| Assistant directors | Shōhei Imamura, Kôzô Yamamoto, Yasujirō Ozu |
| Lighting | Itsuo Takashita |
| Camera operators | Yûharu Atsuta |
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| Additional photography | Yûharu Atsuta |
| Production design | Tatsuo Hamada, Shôtarô Hashimoto, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Art direction | Tatsuo Hamada, Shôtarô Hashimoto, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Set decoration | Shôtarô Hashimoto, Tatsuo Hamada, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Music | Senji Ito, Yoshisaburo Seno |
| Sound | Senji Ito, Yoshisaburo Seno |
| Costume design | Taizô Saitô |
| Makeup | Taizô Saitô |
| Hairstyling | Taizô Saitô |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Aug 02, 1972 / NR
France / Jul 01, 1992 / TP / Visa CNC 80684
Netherlands / Jun 16, 2016 / AL / Re-release
Physical media
Netherlands / Sep 20, 2008 / AL / DVD
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