JAPAN · 1962

An Autumn Afternoon

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age filial duty marriage and family aging and mortality sacrifice and selflessness generational responsibility
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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.

Year1962
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
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