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Equinox Flower

Original title: Higanbana
  • 1958
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.5K
YOUR RATING
Equinox Flower (1958)
JapaneseComedyDrama

A businessman who excels at giving other people advice clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband and can't cope with his daughter's wedding plans.A businessman who excels at giving other people advice clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband and can't cope with his daughter's wedding plans.A businessman who excels at giving other people advice clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband and can't cope with his daughter's wedding plans.

  • Director
    • Yasujirō Ozu
  • Writers
    • Ton Satomi
    • Yasujirō Ozu
    • Kōgo Noda
  • Stars
    • Shin Saburi
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Ineko Arima
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    5.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yasujirō Ozu
    • Writers
      • Ton Satomi
      • Yasujirō Ozu
      • Kōgo Noda
    • Stars
      • Shin Saburi
      • Kinuyo Tanaka
      • Ineko Arima
    • 26User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast36

    Shin Saburi
    Shin Saburi
    • Wataru Hirayama
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Kiyoko Hirayama
    Ineko Arima
    Ineko Arima
    • Setsuko Hirayama
    Yoshiko Kuga
    Yoshiko Kuga
    • Fumiko Mikami
    Keiji Sada
    Keiji Sada
    • Masahiko Taniguchi
    Teiji Takahashi
    Teiji Takahashi
    • Shôtarô Kondô
    Miyuki Kuwano
    Miyuki Kuwano
    • Hisako Hirayama
    Chishū Ryū
    Chishū Ryū
    • Shûkichi Mikami
    • (as Chishû Ryû)
    Chieko Naniwa
    Chieko Naniwa
    • Hatsu Sasaki
    Fumio Watanabe
    Fumio Watanabe
    • Ichirô Nagamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Toshihiko Kawai
    Ryūji Kita
    Ryūji Kita
    • Heinosuke Horie
    • (as Ryûji Kita)
    Toyo Takahashi
    Toyo Takahashi
    • Wakamatsu's Owner
    Mutsuko Sakura
    • Akemi
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Yukiko Sasaki
    Yôko Chimura
    • Nurse
    Ureo Egawa
    • Schoolmate Nakanishi
    Gazan Hasegawa
    • Director
      • Yasujirō Ozu
    • Writers
      • Ton Satomi
      • Yasujirō Ozu
      • Kōgo Noda
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews26

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Equinox Flower' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    • Trivia
      This is Yasujirō Ozu's first film in color, while Japan's first color film, Keisuke Kinoshita's Carmen Comes Home (1951), had been released in 1951. Ozu chose Agfa film from Germany over Kodak or Fujifilm, as he felt that it conveyed red colors better. The meaning of "equinox flower" or "higanbana" of the title is the red Lycoris.
    • Goofs
      When Setsuko's suitor Masahiko visits her father Wataru's office to ask to marry her, strands of the younger man's hair hang down over his forehead, but when they begin their conversation all his hair is neat and in place.
    • Quotes
      • Setsuko Hirayama: What was that?
      • Yukiko Sasaki: It means, 'Thirteen silver hairpins three broken spider webs'; it's a spell.
      • Setsuko Hirayama: I see!
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Patriot Games/Monster in a Box/Class Act/Zentropa (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Home, Sweet Home
      Written by H.R. Bishop (uncredited)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Flores de equinoccio
    • Filming locations
      • Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan(Seen in pillow shots.)
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,039
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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