Rent The End of Summer (1961)
3.9 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- 'The End of Summer', the penultimate film by Yasujiro Ozu, examines the difficulties faced by the Kohayagawa family as they struggle to adapt their traditional values to a rapidly changing post-war Japan. As the family's generations-old sake making business begins to fail in the face of increasingly fierce competition, Manbei, the incorrigible elderly patriarch, rekindles an affair with an old flame, much to the disapproval of his daughter Fumiko. He is further distracted by his attempts to marry off his two other daughters: Akiko, the eldest and a widow with a small son, and Noriko, the youngest who is still single.
- Actors:
- Ganjirô Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Shimazu, Hisaya Morishige, Chieko Naniwa, Reiko Dan, Haruko Sugimura, Daisuke Katô, Haruko Tôgô, Yumi Shirakawa, Akira Takarada, Kyû Sazanka
- Directors:
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Writers:
- Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu
- Aka:
- Kohayagawa-ke no aki
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to Yasujiro Ozu, Top 10 Autumn Films
- Countries:
- Japan
