Family and friends of the late Shuzo Miwa have gathered for his annual memorial service, this one marking the seventh anniversary of his passing. Three of his long time friends - married Shuzo Taguchi, married Soichi Mamiya, and widowed Seiichiro Hirayama - have long known and admitted to each other that they have always been attracted to his widow, Akiko Miwa, who they believe has gotten even more beautiful as she has matured. The three friends take it upon themselves to find a husband for the Miwa's now twenty-four year old daughter, Ayako Miwa, who they believe as beautiful as her mother, and who, as a pure innocent, deserves a good husband.
I will try not to write a whole speech proclaiming how perfectly Yasujiro Ozu composes his shots or how his color system of choice makes characters and carefully placed objects glow, but instead be thankful for the wealth of movies he gave us. Late Autumn has that grainy yet incredibly defined and mesmerizing colorization, much like Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), and here it blends together with Ozu's tranquil film style very naturally. I guess the visuals overshadows the plot, though it's not disappointing by any stretch. Definitely a film one should go through when the Akira Kurosawa filmography has been exhausted and Ozu is next in line.
Genre: Drama
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