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Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara (1920-2015) was a Japanese actress known for her roles in critically acclaimed films such as Yasujirô Ozu's Tokyo Story and Late Spring. She was a popular actress in Japan during the mid-20th century and was often referred to as the "Eternal Virgin" due to her portrayal of innocent and pure characters.

Titles credited to Setsuko Hara

Late Spring

晩春

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daug...

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Tokyo Story

東京物語

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 8.2

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a...

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Tokyo Twilight

東京暮色

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

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Early Summer

麦秋

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1951 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

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Late Autumn

秋日和

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 8

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

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The End of Summer

小早川家の秋

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1961 IMDB Rating: 7.7

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.

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