Drama
Japanese (晩春)
1949 · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · 108 min
In postwar Kamakura, a young woman lives contentedly with her widowed father, who is a scholar. Relatives begin to ask why she is not married, and the quiet household feels pressure from the world outside. The film is gentle and domestic, and it attends closely to small gestures.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of Japan's postwar golden age and the work in which Ozu's mature style took its settled form, one that influenced filmmakers across Asia and beyond.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a film where the real events happen in tiny changes of expression, not in what people say.
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