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Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
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EQUINOX FLOWER

彼岸花 | Higanbana

Directed by Yasujirô Ozu
Japan, 1958
Drama

Synopsis

Wataru Hirayama outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to lead life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

Synopsis

Wataru Hirayama outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to lead life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

Our take

Before Good Morning and Late Autumn, the great Yasujirō Ozu made his first foray into color filmmaking with Equinox Flower: a highly poignant domestic drama that—with the director’s captivating subtlety and sensitivity—explores the generational differences with a family.