ve decided
to marry Noriko off?
She'll make a good wife.
I wish I'd had a son.
It's no fun having a daughter.
You raise her,
then you have to give her away.
If she doesn't get married,
then you worry.
And if she does,
it's no good either.
There's nothing we can do.
The women we married
were once daughters, too.
That's true.
What's the matter?
I...
I want to stay here with you.
I don't want to go away.
I want to stay here with you, Father.
That would make me happy.
Marriage couldn't make me
any happier.
This is enough.
You're wrong.
That's not how life is.
I'm already 56.
My life is nearing its end.
But yours is just beginning.
You're about to start a new life,
and you must build it
with your husband.
I have no place in it.
That's the cycle
in the history of human life.
When you get married,
you might not be happy at first.
It's wrong to think
happiness will come right away.
It's something you create,
not something you wait for.
We'll go ahead.
I'll take this.
Noriko, do you have your fan?
You make such a beautiful bride.
I really wish
your mother could see you.
Shall we go now?
Othetwise we'll have to hurry.
Do you have something
to say to her?
I don't have anything else to say.
I see.
Shall we go then, Noriko?
Father.
Thank you for taking care of me
for such a long time.
I wish you every happiness.
And be a good wife.
Be happy.
Be a good wife.
Shall we go?
Ozu told me to come in the room...
HARUKO SUGIMURA -ACTRESS
and circle around.
So I did as I was told,
but, of course,
it wasn't good enough.
After the third take,
Ozu approved it.
That's because
the empty room that
the daughter has just left -
The reason she circles
around that room once
is that she's nostalgic
for all the memories there
and also wants to make sure
she's left nothing behind.
He didn't show
each of these things explicitly,
but through my smoothly
circling the room,
through how I moved,
through the pacing and the blocking,
I think that's what
he was trying to express.
At the time, I didn't understand.
I remember I did it rhythmically.
I didn't walk and I didn't run.
I just moved lightly and rhythmically.
As I continued doing it,
that's what it turned into.
And Ozu okayed it.
Come to think of it, it was that way
of walking rhythmically
that I think was good.
It came naturally, not deliberately.
And, of course,
it was Ozu who helped me do it.
Just those little things he said
made me realize,
''Oh, yeah. Now I get it.''
EARLY SUMMER
- Good evening.
- Who is it?
It's me.
Oh, hi, Noriko.
Please come in.
Thank you.
Looks like Mitsuko's asleep.
Packing for the move?
Yes, but I don't feel like it.
This is a little something
from my family.
That's very kind of you.
Where's Kenkichi?
He's out late at a going-away party,
even though he leaves tomorrow.
When will you be going?
As soon as I've got things
all tidied up.
It's a lot of work, isn't it?
Thank you for everything
all these years.
Not at all.
Have you been there before?
No, the farthest north I've been
is Utsunomiya.
I see. But I'm sure you'll be able
to come back soon.
That's what my son says.
I'm sure he's right.
Do you really think so?
I'd been hoping he'd get married here,
so I could stay where I am.
Actually...
You mustn't get mad,
and you have to promise
not to tell Kenkichi.
What?
Well, I always knew
it would be asking too much,
but I sometimes wondered:
What if you married him?
I thought how nice that would be.
I'm sorry.
It was just a silly dream.
Don't be angry.
Do you really mean it?
Mean what?
Did you really think that about me?
Please forgive me.
That's why I said you mustn't be angry.
You really wouldn't mind
someone left over like me?
If you would accept me -
Are you serious?
Yes.
You really mean it?
You're sure? Stop me now
or I'm really going to believe you.
I'm so happy!
You really are serious!
I'm so glad. Thank you!
Ozu once said,