Late Spring
Late Spring
Late Spring
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1949
1h 48m
8.0(448 votes)
Drama

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.

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笠智衆

Shukichi Somiya

笠智衆
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原節子

Noriko Somiya

原節子
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月丘夢路

Aya Kitagawa

月丘夢路
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杉村春子

Masa Taguchi

杉村春子
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青木放屁

Katsuyoshi

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宇佐美淳

Shuichi Hattori

宇佐美淳
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三宅邦子

Akiko Miwa

三宅邦子
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三島雅夫

Jo Onodera

三島雅夫
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坪内美子

Kiku

坪内美子
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桂木洋子

Misako

桂木洋子
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高橋とよ

Shige

高橋とよ
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谷崎純

Seizo Hayashi

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清水一郎

Takigawa's Master

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Youko Benisawa

Teahouse Proprietress

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Manzaburo Umewaka

Shite

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Nobu Nojima

Waki

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Ichiro Kitamura

Little Drum

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Haruo Yasufuku

Big Drum

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Tadaichi Aoki

Prompter

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Seiju Kanze

Noh Chorus

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Shintaro Umewaka

Noh Chorus

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Shizuo Kanze

Noh Chorus

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Seiji Toda

Noh Chorus

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Kozo Fukuda

Noh Chorus

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Shinichiro Takayama

Noh Chorus

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Seinosuke Ishida

Noh Chorus

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Yutaka Aoki

Noh Chorus

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Kinzo Hasegawa

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Gazan Hasegawa

Noh Chorus

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Mikuma Shimada

Flute

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