Equinox Flower
1958 • 118 min • Comedy · Drama
Synopsis
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 74 Audience · 167 · 100%
A father
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Some smoking and drinking
- Cultural differences in social norms
What it models well
- Family love
- Respect for others
- Generational understanding
Talk about it after
- Changing traditions
- Parent-child expectations
- Marriage and independence
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Top billed cast
Director: Yasujirō Ozu • Crew: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Trailers & clips
Equinox Flower, Yasujiro Ozu's First Color Film
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.4/10 (167)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0051720
