Principal cast
Chishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada and Teruo Yoshida
Film 259 of 498 on the Screen Path
An Autumn Afternoon
About the film
An Autumn Afternoon at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1962 film at stop 259 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Widower Shuhei Hirayama's caretaker is his 24-year-old daughter, Michiko. Gradually, he comes to realize that Michiko should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
Key craft credits
Yûharu Atsuta (director of photography), Yoshiyasu Hamamura (editor), Takanobu Saitō (original music composer), Kōgo Noda (screenplay) and Yasujirō Ozu (screenplay)
- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Release
- 1962-11-18
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Japan
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Chishū RyūCharacter: Shuhei Hirayama
- Shima IwashitaCharacter: Michiko Hirayama
- Keiji SadaCharacter: Koichi
- Mariko OkadaCharacter: Akiko
- Teruo YoshidaCharacter: Yutaka Miura
- Noriko MakiCharacter: Fusako Taguchi
- Shinichirō MikamiCharacter: Kazuo
- Nobuo NakamuraCharacter: Shuzo Kawai
- Eijirō TōnoCharacter: Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
- Kuniko MiyakeCharacter: Nobuko
- Kyôko KishidaCharacter: Madame Kaoru
- Ryuji KitaCharacter: Tamako
Full crew
Full crew
- Yasujirō OzuCredits: Screenplay, Director
- Kōgo NodaCredits: Screenplay
- Yoshiyasu HamamuraCredits: Editor
- Shizuo YamanouchiCredits: Producer
- Kôzô TashiroCredits: Assistant Director
- Yûharu AtsutaCredits: Director of Photography
- Yûji NagashimaCredits: Costume Design
- Takanobu SaitōCredits: Original Music Composer
- Shigeo OgiwaraCredits: Art Direction
- Minoru KanekatsuCredits: Production Design
- Tatsuo HamadaCredits: Art Direction
- Yoshisaburo SenoCredits: Sound Recordist
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