Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958•1h 58m•7.4/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(162)

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Wataru Hirayama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kiyoko Hirayama

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Setsuko Hirayama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Fumiko Mikami

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Masahiko Taniguchi

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Shotaru Kondo

Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Hisako Hirayama

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shukichi Mikami

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Hatsu Sasaki

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Yukiko Sasaki

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Ichiro Nagamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Toshihiko Kawai

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Wakamatsu's Owner

Ryuji Kita

Heinosuke Horie

Mutsuko Sakura

Mutsuko Sakura

Akemi

Teruko Nagaoka

Teruko Nagaoka

Maid

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Ryozo Soga

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsûsai Sugawara

Mr. Sugai

Ureo Egawa

Ureo Egawa

Schoolmate Nakanish

Norikazu Takeda

Schoolmate Hayashi

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