Equinox Flower
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Equinox Flower (1958)

PG
14/04/2006 (GB)
Comedy, Drama
1h 58m

Overview

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

  • Yasujirō OzuDirector, Screenplay
  • Kōgo NodaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    彼岸花

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • daughter
  • tradition
  • wedding
  • father daughter conflict

Top Billed Cast

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Wataru Hirayama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kiyoko Hirayama

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Setsuko Hirayama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Fumiko Mikami

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Masahiko Taniguchi

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Shotaru Kondo

Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Hisako Hirayama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Mikami

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Hatsu Sasaki

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Yukiko Sasaki

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