An Autumn Afternoon | 秋刀魚の味 | Sanma no aji (1962)

Synopsis

Yasujiro Ozu’s final film was also his final masterpiece, the gently heartbreaking story of a man’s dignified resignation to both life’s ever-shifting currents and society’s gradual modernization.

Though widower Shuhei Hirayama (Ozu’s frequent leading man Chishu Ryu) has been living comfortably for years with his grown daughter, a series of events leads him to accept and encourage her marriage and departure.



As elegantly composed and achingly tender as any of the Japanese master’s films, An Autumn Afternoon (Sanma no aji) is one of cinema’s fondest farewells. -- The Criterion Collection

Cast: Shima Iwashita, Chishu Ryu, Keiji Sata, Mariko Okada, Shinichirô Mikami, Teruo Yoshida, Noriko Maki, Nobuo Nakamura, Kuniko Miyake, Eijirô Tôno, Haruko Sugimura

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Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Color: Color
Runtime: 113 min.