← Back to Cinema Atlas
Discover great cinema and the connections that made it possible.
An Autumn Afternoon
JAPAN · 1962

An Autumn Afternoon

Yasujiro Ozu
filial duty marriage and family aging and mortality sacrifice and selflessness generational responsibility
Watch on MUBI → Stream on Criterion → ▶ Trailer

Synopsis

Widower Shuhei Hirayama's caretaker is his 24-year-old daughter, Michiko. Gradually, he comes to realize that Michiko should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

Cinema Atlas Connection
I think the film that influenced me the most is Ozu’s An Autumn Afternoon. I was really struck by its sense of longing and resignation.

The film that influenced me the most is Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon. I was really struck by its sense of longing and resignation.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda  ·  The Film Stage - Hirokazu Kore-eda on Why 'Shoplifters' Is His Most Political Film, the Power of Memory, and More
Explore the full connection → See all connections for An Autumn Afternoon →

More from Yasujiro Ozu

Japan · Japanese Golden Age
Tokyo Story
1953 • Japan
View →
Late Spring
1949 • Japan
View →
End Of Summer
1961 • Japan
View →
Films with Similar Themes
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 • Yasujiro Ozu
Tokyo
Tokyo
1958 • Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Whole Family Works
The Whole Family Works
1939 • Mikio Naruse
Chie the Brat
Chie the Brat
1981 • Isao Takahata