GRADE: 8.5
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Original Title: Kohayagawa-ke no aki
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Country of Origin: Japan
Thoughts:
Another beautiful and moving film from Ozu, centered on the affairs of a modern Japanese family in 1961. The patriarch of the family is a kind and gentle man who hopes to see his two unmarried daughters find suitable spouses; meanwhile his own health and business are failing. It takes his passing for many of the central characters to make decisions about their lives. A lovely meditation on life and death that studiously avoids melodrama.