Equinox Flower (1958)
Higanbana
118 min
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
- Release date
- September 7, 1958
- Country of origin
- Japan
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Cast
- Shin Saburi as Wataru Hirayama
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Kiyoko Hirayama
- Ineko Arima as Setsuko Hirayama
- Yoshiko Kuga as Fumiko Mikami
- Keiji Sada as Masahiko Taniguchi
- Teiji Takahashi as Shôtarô Kondô
- Miyuki Kuwano as Hisako Hirayama
- Chishū Ryū as Shûkichi Mikami
- Chieko Naniwa as Hatsu Sasaki
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Yukiko Sasaki
- Fumio Watanabe as Ichirô Nagamura
- Nobuo Nakamura as Toshihiko Kawai
- Toyo Takahashi as Wakamatsu's Owner
- Ryūji Kita as Heinosuke Horie
- Mutsuko Sakura as Akemi
- Teruko Nagaoka as Maid
- Hisao Toake as Ryozo Soga
- Tsûsai Sugawara as Mr. Sugai
- Ureo Egawa as Schoolmate Nakanish
- Tokuji Kobayashi as Schoolmate
- Fujio Suga as Station Attendant
- Kentarô Imai as Station Attendant
- Masahiko Inoue as Station Attendant
- Masanao Kawakane as Groom
Crew
- Yasujirō Ozu · Director
- Ton Satomi · Writer
- Yasujirō Ozu · Writer
- Kōgo Noda · Writer
- Shizuo Yamanouchi · Producer
- Takanobu Saitō · Composer
- Yūharu Atsuta · Cinematographer
- Yoshiyasu Hamamura · Editor