Late Autumn
DramaComedybased on novel or bookliteratureco-workers relationshipbungled plotshōwa era (1926-89)ryokan
A warm, gently comedic domestic drama about a widow and her daughter navigating social pressure and romantic expectations in postwar Japan, grounded in character relationships and period detail.
A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
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