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Equinox Flower

1958 · 1h 58m · N/A Comedy, Drama
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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At the wedding reception of an old friend's daughter, Hirayama congratulates the younger generation on the freedom to choose their partners. However, at the post-wedding drinks, he agrees to let his friends find a suitable match for his daughter Setsuko. Hirayama intercedes on behalf of two young women who defy their parents plans for an arranged marriage, but when Setsuko's boyfriend makes a surprise call to ask for her hand, he is furious.

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88%
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Fresh

One of Ozu's least dark comedies, which is not to say that it's carefree, but, rather, that it's gentle and amused in the way that it acknowledges time's passage, the changing of values and the adjustments that must be made between generations.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

This 1958 film by Yasujiro Ozu (his first in color) is gentle, spare, and ultimately elusive, in a quietly satisfying way.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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