Dir: Yasujirô Ozu
1949
*****
Late Spring is by far my favourite of Yasujirô Ozu's Noriko trilogy, although they are all brilliant. The films captures a certain acceptance that post war Japan was going through in the late 40's early 50's, a change in traditions but not necessarily a change in values. Ozu doesn't preach though, it is what it is and what it is is a masterpiece made by one of the greatest directors of all time. Setsuko Hara is beautiful and plays Noriko perfectly, she says so much with just a slight change of expression, it's easy to see why Ozu cast her so often. Not many directors actually make a perfect film but Yasujirô Ozu made many.
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