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Equinox Flower

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Equinox Flower
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NR,1hr 58min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1958
Director:
Yasujiro Ozu
Starring:
Ineko Arima, Miyuki Kuwano, Nobuo Nakamura  ...more
Synopsis: Equinox Flower (Higanbana) is one of the most lighthearted of Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu's "home dramas." Motivating the plot is a young girl's impulsive decision to marry. The girl's father had always expected that his daughter would first ask his permission to be wed, and indeed wait until he'd chosen her husband for her. After all, it is not only family tradition, but a cultural "must". But this is the 1950s, and the girl proceeds with her plans on her own volition. Dad's anger and disappointment ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
A lovely, gentle and totally captivating exploration of the changing times in 1950s Japan and its effect upon one man from an earlier era, Equinox Flower belongs to director Yasujiro Ozu's "late period" and benefits from the heartfelt reflections of a man in the autumn of his life. As with so many other of the master director's works, this one is about the manner in which people, especially family ... Full Review
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