Underplayed Gems

The End of Summer (1961)

The End of Summer poster
Original title
小早川家の秋
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
G
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 109 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An aging widower and his three daughters navigate changes in their family. Old traditions and new desires create quiet tensions among them.

melancholicreflectiveslow-burnfamilialpoignantgentlebittersweetobservational

What happens

The End of Summer (小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no aki; lit. "Autumn of the Kohayagawa family") is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu for Toho Films. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was his penultimate; only An Autumn Afternoon (1962) followed it, which he made for Shochiku Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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