Late Spring

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Somiya

Setsuko Hara

Noriko Somiya

Yumeji Tsukioka

Aya Kitagawa

Haruko Sugimura

Masa Taguchi

Hōhi Aoki

Katsuyoshi

Jun Usami

Shuichi Hattori

Kuniko Miyake

Akiko Miwa

Masao Mishima

Jo Onodera

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Kiku

Yōko Katsuragi

Misako

Toyo Takahashi

Shige

Jun Tanizaki

Seizo Hayashi

Ichirō Shimizu

Takigawa's Master

Yoko Benisawa

Teahouse Proprietress

Manzaburo Umewaka

Shite

Nobu Nojima

Waki

Ichiro Kitamura

Little Drum

Haruo Yasufuku

Big Drum

Tadaichi Aoki

Prompter

Seiju Kanze

Noh Chorus