The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn

1960•1h 19m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(12)

A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Shigeko Fukatani

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Shotaro Yamada

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Harue Yamada

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Tomioka

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Asao

Kenzaburo Osawa

Kenzaburo Osawa

Hideo Fukatani

Futaba Ichiki

Futaba Ichiki

Junko Mishima

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Tsunekichi Yamada

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Sakae Yamada

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

The Aunt

Murasaki Fujima

Murasaki Fujima

Naoya Mishima

Teruko Mita

Teruko Mita

Masako

Ayumi Sonoda

Ayumi Sonoda

Waitress A

Rumi Konishi

Tokiko

Yûko Nogami

Naoya Kusakawa

Naoya Kusakawa

Policeman

Toshio Miura

Takashi

Yasuhiko Saijō

Yasuhiko Saijō

Yamashita

Gorô Sakurai

Driver

Chie Sugiura

Maid A

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