✨ 76 years ago, on September 19, 1949, Yasujirô Ozu’s Late Spring premiered in Japan. It marked the first collaboration between Ozu and actress Setsuko Hara. Her portrayal of Noriko — a devoted daughter whose gentle smile conceals unspoken sorrow — became iconic in Japanese cinema. Behind everyday gestures, Ozu revealed a silent tragedy: the tension between duty and desire, tradition and freedom. Late Spring is a meditation on the fleeting beauty of life, where love and farewell are forever inte