The Approach of Autumn (1960)
Original title: 秋立ちぬ
The Approach of Autumn is a 1960 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Mikio Naruse, with a running time of 1h 19m. It stars Nobuko Otowa, Yōsuke Natsuki and Chisako Hara.
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.
Cast
- Nobuko Otowa as Shigeko Fukatani
- Yōsuke Natsuki as Shotaro Yamada
- Chisako Hara as Harue Yamada
- Daisuke Katō as Tomioka
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Asao
- Kenzaburo Osawa as Hideo Fukatani
- Futaba Ichiki as Junko Mishima
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Tsunekichi Yamada
- Natsuko Kahara as Sakae Yamada
- Kin Sugai as The Aunt
- Murasaki Fujima as Naoya Mishima
- Teruko Mita as Masako