Elements of Cinema: Late Spring
Director: Yasujirō Ozu Run Time: 110 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1949 Language: Japanese
Starring: Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Hōhi Aoki, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka
Elements of Cinema presents a free screening & discussion of LATE SPRING
One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, Late Spring (Banshun) tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and a strong justification for its maker’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors. – Janus Films
Admission to this screening is free and first-come, first-served beginning at 5:30pm on the day of the show. No tickets are available in advance for this screening.
Film critic Jake Mulligan will join us for audience discussion following the screening.