"Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949). The constantly changing relationships between family members (especially between parents and children) is one of the sadder facts of life depicted by Ozu. Professor Somiya (Chishu Ryu), who is taken care of by his daughter Noriko (Setsuko Hara, center), realizes that she must soon marry and leave him."

From: Buehrer, Beverly Bare. Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; 41.