Late Spring (Banshun) (Directors Suite) (1949)

Noriko, played by the radiant Setsuko Hara, is a contented young woman who manages the household for her widowed father Shukichi (Chishu Ryu) in post-war Tokyo. Noriko has little interest in marriage despite the urging of those around her, but Shukichi comes to realise it is his responsibility to oversee a suitable marriage for his daughter. In concert with his sister Masa (Haruko Sugimura), Shukichi begins a campaign to convince Noriko that she cannot remain with him forever, but must start a life of her own.