Movie No. 71 (2013): EQUINOX FLOWER
Equinox Flower (a.k.a. Higanbana) (1958)
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Cast: Ineko Arima, Nobuo Nakamura
In Japanese, with English subtitles
The story is simple.And since the story is simple, it's the storytelling and its details that are important. In this film, girls, going against tradition or cultural dictations, choose the men they want to marry. Parents, particularly fathers, oppose. This clash is the main subject of this light drama from one of the best Japanese masters of cinema, Yasujiro Ozu.
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Cast: Ineko Arima, Nobuo Nakamura
In Japanese, with English subtitles
The story is simple.And since the story is simple, it's the storytelling and its details that are important. In this film, girls, going against tradition or cultural dictations, choose the men they want to marry. Parents, particularly fathers, oppose. This clash is the main subject of this light drama from one of the best Japanese masters of cinema, Yasujiro Ozu.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: March 30, 2013
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