Another masterpiece from Yasujhiro Ozu. Setusko Hara reprises her role as Noriko who everybody wants to marry. I loved her in this movie. Though she is beautiful, it is not her beauty that is her main attraction, but her smile and her warmth and an inherent goodness of heart that you can sense in her. Ozu's films are character driven and Noriko is a wonderful character. Just like something from Capra's films, but understated and unaware of her own qualities.
The movie has an undercurrent of humor running throughout which is very refreshing. The scene where Noriko is conversing with her friends while having tea is my favorite scene. I don't understand Japanese but just the way how everybody was making jibes at each other, I didn't needed to understand what they were conveying.
The movie has an undercurrent of humor running throughout which is very refreshing. The scene where Noriko is conversing with her friends while having tea is my favorite scene. I don't understand Japanese but just the way how everybody was making jibes at each other, I didn't needed to understand what they were conveying.