Equinox Flower

Sep 7, 1958

1h 58m

★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Wataru Hirayama

Shin Saburi

Kiyoko Hirayama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Setsuko Hirayama

Ineko Arima

Fumiko Mikami

Yoshiko Kuga

Masahiko Taniguchi

Keiji Sada

Shotaru Kondo

Teiji Takahashi

Hisako Hirayama

Miyuki Kuwano

Shukichi Mikami

Chishū Ryū

Hatsu Sasaki

Chieko Naniwa

Yukiko Sasaki

Fujiko Yamamoto

Ichiro Nagamura

Fumio Watanabe

Toshihiko Kawai

Nobuo Nakamura

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