An Autumn Afternoon
Dramajapanfamily relationshipstokyo, japanwidower20th centuryshōwa era (1926-89)japanese economic miracle
A tender, contemplative portrait of a widower's quiet sacrifice as he releases his daughter into her own life, suffused with the melancholy beauty of aging and duty.
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.
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