Equinox Flower
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74% Critic Match

Equinox Flower

7.4 / 10 1958 1h 58mG Japanese
ComedyDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Wataru Hirayama

Lead
Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kiyoko Hirayama

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Setsuko Hirayama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Fumiko Mikami

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Masahiko Taniguchi

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Shotaru Kondo

Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Hisako Hirayama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Mikami

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yasujirō Ozu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Equinox Flower is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker