Late Autumn
Nov 13 1960
•2h 8m
•Drama, Comedy
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.
Cast
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Setsuko Hara
Akiko Miwa
Yōko Tsukasa
Ayako Miwa
Mariko Okada
Yukiko Sasaki
Keiji Sada
Shotaru Goto
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