Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
Cast
Chishū Ryū
Shukichi Somiya
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Somiya
Yumeji Tsukioka
Aya Kitagawa
Haruko Sugimura
Masa Taguchi
Hōhi Aoki
Katsuyoshi
Jun Usami
Shuichi Hattori
Kuniko Miyake
Akiko Miwa
Masao Mishima
Jo Onodera
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Kiku
Yōko Katsuragi
Misako
Toyo Takahashi
Shige
Jun Tanizaki
Seizo Hayashi
Ichirō Shimizu
Takigawa's Master
Yoko Benisawa
Teahouse Proprietress
Manzaburo Umewaka
Shite
Nobu Nojima
Waki
Ichiro Kitamura
Little Drum
Haruo Yasufuku
Big Drum
Tadaichi Aoki
Prompter
Seiju Kanze
Noh Chorus
Shintaro Umewaka
Noh Chorus
Shizuo Kanze
Noh Chorus
Seiji Toda
Noh Chorus
Kozo Fukuda
Noh Chorus
Shinichiro Takayama
Noh Chorus
Seinosuke Ishida
Noh Chorus
Yutaka Aoki
Noh Chorus
Kinzo Hasegawa
Noh Chorus
Gazan Hasegawa
Noh Chorus
Mikuma Shimada
Flute
Crew
Kakuzô Sasu
Assistant Set Designer
Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Screenplay
Kōgo Noda
Screenplay
Kazuo Hirotsu
Novel
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Michiyo Haneta
Assistant Editor
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Buichi Saitō
First Assistant Director
Kôzô Tashiro
Second Assistant Director
Shôkichi Tsukamoto
Third Assistant Director
Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer
Takashi Kawamata
Camera Operator
Takeo Matsuda
Camera Operator
Motoshige Oikawa
Camera Operator
Yoshitsugu Tonegawa
Camera Operator
Seiji Inoue
Camera Operator
Bunjiro Suzuki
Costume Designer
Toku Sakuma
Key Hair Stylist
Hisae Kakizawa
Hairstylist
Kingorô Yoshizawa
Hairstylist
Kôzô Yamamoto
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Masao Kumagai
Assistant Art Director
Rokusaburô Saitô
Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Mixer
Hirofumi Satô
Sound Recordist
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Sound Recordist
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Sound Recordist
Yoshiomi Hori
Sound Recordist
Hidetaka Sasaki
Sound
Shigeo Suzuki
Lighting Technician
Akira Aomatsu
Lighting Technician
Senji Ito
Original Music Composer
Mototsugu Komaki
Set Decoration
Kintarô Yamamoto
Set Designer
Makoto Aihara
Assistant Property Master
Tetsuji Yamazaki
Assistant Property Master
Haruo Isono
Gaffer
Tatsuo Hamada
Art Direction
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