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A family is torn apart when the father leaves his wife and children for his old lover. The End of Summer is one of the most acclaimed works by Yasujiro Ozu, a master of Japanese cinema who explored the themes of family, tradition and modernity.
- Manbei Kohayakawa
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. [1] It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. [2]
Dec 31, 2020 · Watch or download this 1961 Japanese film by the acclaimed director Yasujiro Ozu, featuring a family in crisis when the father falls for his old lover. The End Of Summer is a classic example of Ozu's blend of humor and pathos.
- 103 min
Tsune’s daughter Yuriko is conspicuously modern, dressing stylishly and dating American men. Noriko is pressed to choose between a traditional arranged marriage and a modern love match. The biggest event in The End of Summer is the death of the family’s patriarch, Manbei Kohayagawa.
Jun 2, 2023 · A highlight of the series is “The End of Summer,” Ozu’s penultimate film, from 1961, the story of a Kyoto merchant family in which two daughters—a single businesswoman and a widowed mother ...
- Condé Nast
A widower who runs a sake brewery, Manbei Kohayagawa (Ganjirô Nakamura) has three daughters. Manbei's middle daughter, Fumiko (Michiyo Aratama), lives with him, and her husband is employed at the...
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- Drama, Comedy
The End of Summer, Japanese film director and screenwriter Yasujirō Ozu's penultimate film, is bathed with unblocked apertures revealing bright sunlight, dense green plants and the drone of insects. The hot summer weather cast over the film is also represented clearly by the storyline; however, there's an undercurrent of tragedy inescapably ...
