Banshun
Japan
1949 Drama
1h 47min
Original language: Japanese
Oriko (Setsuko Hara) is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi (Chishu Ryu), and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa (Haruko Sugimura) convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness in order to do what he believes is right.
| Directed by | Yasujiro Ozu |
| Written by | Kazuo Hirotsu, Kôgo Noda |
| Company | New Yorker FilmsNew Yorker FilmsNew Yorker Films |