Storyline

A business man is often approached by friends for advice and help regarding marriage as well as family and romantic relationships. He is always very calmly and objectively able to give great insight and assistance to these particular situations. However, when it comes time for him to be objective regarding his oldest daughter, he finds it very difficult...—Karl Engel

Plot Keywords

marriage, young woman, domineering father, forbidden love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, train station, wedding reception, telephone call, teenage girl, train, 1950s, generation gap, japan, matchmaking, father daughter relationship, overbearing father, mother daughter relationship, speech, newlywed

Short Review

One of Ozu's least dark comedies, which is not to say that it's carefree, but, rather, that it's gentle and amused in the way that it acknowledges time's passage, the changing of values and the adjustments that must be made between generations.

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Streaming Service

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