didn't know that
I couldn't imagine myself marrying him
What happened?
Nothing...
I don't understand myself
I always forget things
Sometimes it seems...
Mother's always looking for her glasses
You understand
He was so close I didn't realize
That's love
No, I don't think it's love
I know him well and can trust him
That means love
I only feel safe and happy with him
Don't you understand?
That's love, what else?
You're in love. You truly love him
Do I?
I'll hit you if you pretend
No, not you
Grab her, Mother
Where is it?
I mean the thing
yellow and this big
I'm sure it's somewhere here
Please come over here
What does she want?
I don't know. She'll come again anyway
She's becoming senile
I can't leave her and marry
Marry and live here
No real man would live
with his wife's family
She's always like that
Lucky you found a man you love
But, our life won't be easy
There will be difficulties
I'll economize and work hard
What about Mr. Satake?
I told him
What did he say?
Laughed, said I was old-fashioned
He's upstairs with Mr. Manabe now
Why not look at him?
Come on, it'll be fun
Don't be afraid
It's no big deal
I don't need any more husbands
Don't worry. I may marry who's left
Should we give her permission?
She's impossible
I've no idea
I feel sorry for her
Let's talk to her again
Maybe we should
She may have changed her mind
I'm sorry to be late
I saw Ayako
Have you eaten?
Not yet
Don't bother
Dinner's in there
Are you worried about the child?
That also
It doesn't worry me
Mother feels worry for you
She even cried last night
I love children...
That's not the question
Mitsuko'll grow
and when your baby's born...
I thought about that
I'll get along with them
It's not unusual. I'll manage
I'm sure I will. Don't worry
Is that so?
Maybe I'm an optimist
Poverty doesn't worry me
like other people
I'll stop worrying
Frankly, I don't trust a man...
...who is still single at 40
I trust a man who has a child
You're great!
Why?
I know nothing when I married
What will become of the family
if I leave?
Don't worry
Everyone worry for your happiness only
Everyone wants only your happiness
Don't worry
But, you need my salary...
It's OK. You and I will compete...
Compete at economizing
All right
Don't eat short-cake
I won't, unless it's a present
Come on, it's nice here!
I'm glad you came
Congratulations!
Thank you for everything
Shall we dine together?
No, thank you, I must go...
Come and see me when you come to
Tokyo
Take good care of your husband
Manabe'll be disappointed
If I were single and proposed to you?
What will you do?
Probably no
Look and remember Tokyo
Tokyo isn't bad
Look at the birdie
Don't move
Chin down, please
Really?
Please take a picture of my parents
You're wonderful!
Don't make fun of us!
It's been many years since we last took
a photo
I'm finished
You ate a lot
Where are you going?
Wish I hadn't sent Yabe to Akita
But, that's what made me decide
You will return soon
Yes, time flies quickly
It's been 16 years
since we started living here
Noriko was only 12 years old then
Yes, she was as small as Minoru
She used to wear a big ribbon and sing
She was so cute
Children grow quickly
What will you do?
I'll practice here
And the hospital?
I'll work there in the day
We part but we'll be together again
We can't live together forever
I want you to visit us once in a while
I broke up the family
No, it's not your fault
It was inevitable
Take care of yourself. Akita is very cold
Be very careful of your health
And we shall meet again
Look! A bride is passing
I hope she'll be happy
I wonder how Noriko is
Our family has been scattered
But we're better than average
We've done a lot together
We shouldn't want too much
We've been really happyA shochiku film
early summer
from the 1951 arts festival
written by
kogo noda and yasujiro ozu
producer
takeshi yamamoto
cinematography by
yuharu atsuta