Late Autumn (1960)
Akibiyori (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 8min
- Comedy, Drama
- Nov 1973 (USA)
- Movie
- 3 wins.
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Cast
Setsuko Hara | ... |
Akiko Miwa
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Yôko Tsukasa | ... |
Ayako Miwa
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Mariko Okada | ... |
Yuriko Sasaki
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Keiji Sada | ... |
Shotaru Goto
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Miyuki Kuwano | ... |
Michiko
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Shin'ichirô Mikami | ... |
Koichi
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Shin Saburi | ... |
Soichi Mamiya
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Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shukichi Miwa
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Nobuo Nakamura | ... |
Shuzo Taguchi
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Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Nobuko
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Sadako Sawamura | ... |
Fumiko
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Ryûji Kita | ... |
Seiichiro Hirayama
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Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Tsuneo Sugiyama
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Ayako Senno | ... |
Shigeko Takamatsu
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Yuriko Tashiro | ... |
Yoko
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Fujio Suga |
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Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Wakamatsu's Owner
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Mutsuko Sakura |
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Hisao Toake | ... |
Tanekichi Kuwata
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Yoshie Minami | ... |
Sakae Kuwata
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Shima Iwashita | ... |
Uketuske no josei
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Tsûsai Sugawara | ... |
Sushi-ya no kyaku
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Kôji Shitara | ... |
Kazuo
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Masahiko Shimazu | ... |
Tadao
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Norikazu Takeda |
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Tomoka Hasebe | ... |
Susumu Hattori
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Koji Shirotani |
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Isao Suenaga |
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Yukari Yamashina |
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Aiko Ikumi |
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Kazuko Mitsukawa |
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Junko Hara |
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Tami Yamamoto |
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Kôhei Kawamura |
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Shôsuke Oni |
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Zen'ichi Inagawa | ... |
(as Yoshikazu Inagawa)
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Directed by
Yasujirô Ozu |
Written by
Ton Satomi | ... | (novel) |
Kôgo Noda | ... | (screenplay) and |
Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Shizuo Yamanouchi | ... | producer |
Music by
Takanobu Saitô |
Cinematography by
Yûharu Atsuta |
Editing by
Yoshiyasu Hamamura |
Editorial Department
Motoshige Oikawa | ... | color technician |
Production Design by
Tomiji Shimizu |
Art Direction by
Tatsuo Hamada |
Costume Design by
Toshikazu Sugiyama |
Makeup Department
Kazuko Sugiyama | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kôzô Tashiro | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Isamu Ishii | ... | set dresser |
Shigeo Ogiwara | ... | assistant art director |
Toshio Takahashi | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound mixer |
Fumio Kurosawa | ... | sound recordist |
Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenzô Ishiwata | ... | lighting technician |
Shôichi Motohashi | ... | lighting technician |
Akira Watanabe | ... | assistant photographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1960) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Carlotta Films (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Arte Vidéo (2004) (France) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- New Yorker Films (1973) (United States) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD) (as Eclipse from the Criterion Collection) (English subtitles)
- trigon-film (2014) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2014) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Family and friends of the late Shuzo Miwa have gathered for his annual memorial service, this one marking the seventh anniversary of his passing. Three of his long time friends - married Shuzo Taguchi, married Soichi Mamiya, and widowed Seiichiro Hirayama - have long known and admitted to each other that they have always been attracted to his widow, Akiko Miwa, who they believe has gotten even more beautiful as she has matured. The three friends take it upon themselves to find a husband for the Miwa's now twenty-four year old daughter, Ayako Miwa, who they believe as beautiful as her mother, and who, as a pure innocent, deserves a good husband. Their self-appointed task is despite them knowing that Ayako does not want them to do so. She doesn't want to get married, at least not yet, as she struggles with her traditional sensibilities in post-war modern Japan. Her first priority as she sees it is to take care of her widowed mother, who would be alone if she were to get married. The differing wants between Akiko, Ayako and the three men are ultimately at odds with each other, and places their relationships on tenterhooks. Ayako's best friend and work colleague Yukiko Sasaki, seeing what is happening, takes it upon herself to ensure that her friend and her friend's mother get what they want from their life following Shuzo's death. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In 1961, Late Autumn (1960) (Akibiyori) was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards®, but was not accepted as a nominee. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (2021). See more » |
Soundtracks | 1st Movement See more » |
Quotes |
Shuzo Taguchi:
She really is beautiful. Seiichiro Hirayama: I love talking to girls of that age. Shuzo Taguchi: And the daughter's not bad either. Soichi Mamiya: Ah, you meant her mother? Shuzo Taguchi: Hasn't changed a bit. Soichi Mamiya: Truly beautiful. Seiichiro Hirayama: Yes, she is. But her daughter is nice too. Soichi Mamiya: Sure, she's nice. On the other hand, Akiko is pst 40 already. Shuzo Taguchi: If given a choice, I'd take the mother. A fine woman. Soichi Mamiya: Yes, she is. Seiichiro Hirayama: Are you serious? Shuzo Taguchi: Absolutely. It's true what they say about men with beautiful wives dying young. Soichi Mamiya: Miwa paid a steep price for his good fortune. She's grown even more attractive recently. Shuzo Taguchi: You noticed too? Soichi Mamiya: How could I not? Shuzo Taguchi: You got to be dense not to feel it. Seiichiro Hirayama: I feel it. Just not as much as you guys. See more » |