The Approach of Autumn

Year: 1960

Runtime: 79 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Mikio Naruse

Drama

A single mother from the countryside moves to Tokyo with her sixth‑grade son. She leaves the boy in the care of his uncle’s family while she attempts to revive a struggling grocery shop and takes a job at a local inn. At the inn the boy becomes friends with the innkeeper’s daughter, forging a tender connection amid the challenges.

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