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The Approach of Autumn

Original title: Aki tachinu
  • 1960
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
435
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The Approach of Autumn (1960)
JapaneseDrama

Single mum (father of child dead) from the country with 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family - wife, male, female teens, run a struggling greengrocer ... Read allSingle mum (father of child dead) from the country with 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family - wife, male, female teens, run a struggling greengrocer - and lives/ works in local inn. He gets bullied/ fights with local boys, goes to the bath... Read allSingle mum (father of child dead) from the country with 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family - wife, male, female teens, run a struggling greengrocer - and lives/ works in local inn. He gets bullied/ fights with local boys, goes to the baths, plays basketball, is befriended by his male cousin and becomes friendly with grade 4 gi... Read all

  • Director
    • Mikio Naruse
  • Writer
    • Ryōzō Kasahara
  • Stars
    • Kenzaburô Ôsawa
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Futaba Ichiki
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    435
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mikio Naruse
    • Writer
      • Ryōzō Kasahara
    • Stars
      • Kenzaburô Ôsawa
      • Nobuko Otowa
      • Futaba Ichiki
    • 3User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast27

    Kenzaburô Ôsawa
    • Hideo - Shigeko's Son
    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Shigeko Fukatani - Hideo's Mother
    Futaba Ichiki
    • Junko Mishima - Hideo's Girlfriend
    • (as Futaba Hitotsugi)
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    • Shotaro Yamada
    Natsuko Kahara
    Natsuko Kahara
    • Sakae - Tsunekichi's Wife
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Tsunekichi Yamada - Hideo's Uncle
    Daisuke Katō
    Daisuke Katō
    • Tomioka - The Lover
    • (as Daisuke Katô)
    Hisako Hara
    • Harue - The Sister
    Kin Sugai
    Kin Sugai
    • The Aunt
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    • Asao
    Naoya Kusakawa
    Jun Fujimaki
    Hiroshi Akitsu
    Murasaki Fujima
    • Naoya
    Chisako Hara
    Rumi Konishi
    Teruko Mita
    Toshio Miura
    • Director
      • Mikio Naruse
    • Writer
      • Ryōzō Kasahara
    • All cast & crew
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      Remade as Kaze tachinu (1976)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1, 1960 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Autumn Has Already Started
    • Production company
      • Toho
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Perspecta Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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