An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
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- 4 wins & 1 nomination
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- TriviaYasujirô Ozu: [static camera] There is not a single camera movement in the entire film, as in many of Ozu's films.
- Quotes
[last lines]
[English subtitled version]
Shuhei Hirayama: I'm all alone.
Shuhei Hirayama: [singing] Floating castles guard the Land of the Rising Sun...
- Crazy creditsThe film title and credits are set against a backdrop of painted fronds.
Generally Yasujirô Ozu films have the credits placed before a backdrop of plain sackcloth.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Yasujirô Ozu, le cinéaste du bonheur (2023)
- SoundtracksGunkan kôshinkyoku
(Warship March)
Written by Tôkichi Setoguchi
Featured review
Ozu's most visually beautiful film - a masterpiece
Ozu's final film is his most visually beautiful, and among his most somber. Aside from "Tokyo Story," "Late Spring" and "A Story of Floating Weeds," this is my favorite Ozu film. There are several stories at work in this movie, but the primary involves a middle-aged father whose adult daughter is reluctant to marry. Long detached from her, the father realizes, only too late, that with her departure, goes the happiest chapter of his life. Ozu's style is extremely refined at this point, and "An Autumn Afternoon" shows the director at the height of his artistic prowess. As such, this movie is a terrific introduction to Ozu, and it is a rewarding farewell for fans. Visually speaking, this one is a stunner, and every frame of the movie is a stand-alone composition. Many of the Ozu stock company make appearances, including Chishu Ryu and Keiji Sada, as well as some new faces, such as Kyoko Kishida from "Woman in the Dunes." The story is a classic Ozu meditation on family, marriage, and nostalgia, and the ending is among his most remorseful. If you appreciate Ozu or are just curious about this quiet master, "An Autumn Afternoon" is a great choice. This film is a serene, graceful masterpiece.
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- Ein Herbstnachmittag
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- Tokyo, Japan(setting of the action)
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- $27,189
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