Equinox Flower
Sep 07 1958
•2h 58m
•Comedy, Drama
Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Cast
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Shin Saburi
Wataru Hirayama
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kiyoko Hirayama
Ineko Arima
Setsuko Hirayama
Yoshiko Kuga
Fumiko Mikami
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