An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
- Original title
- 秋刀魚の味
- Directed by
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 323 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An aging widower realizes he should find a husband for his adult daughter who has been caring for him. He grapples with the loneliness that her marriage will bring.
contemplativegentlemelancholicquietbittersweetpoignantslow-pacedtender
What happens
An Autumn Afternoon (Japanese: 秋刀魚の味, Hepburn: Sanma no Aji; "The Taste of Sanma") is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu for Shochiku Films. It stars Ozu regular Chishū Ryū as the patriarch of the Hirayama family who eventually realises that he has a duty to arrange a marriage for his daughter Michiko (Shima Iwashita). It was Ozu's last film; he died the following year on the day he turned 60. Today, An Autumn Afternoon is considered by many to be one of Ozu's finest works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Late Spring (1949)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.