• © 1960 Toho Co. Ltd.

  • © 1960 Toho Co. Ltd.

  • © 1960 Toho Co. Ltd.

  • Sunday, Dec 7, 2025

    2 PM (79 mins)
    BAMPFA

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The Approach of Autumn

(Aki tachinu)

Mikio Naruse
Japan, 1960
featuring

Nobuko Otowa, Kenzaburo Osawa, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yosuke Natsuki,

Recently widowed Nobuko Otowa (Onibaba) relocates for a job at Tokyo’s Mishima Hotel, but her shy sixth grader has trouble adjusting, preferring the company of his pet beetle—until he befriends the hotel manager’s daughter. A rare and masterful focus on children for Mikio Naruse.

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FILM DETAILS 

Screenwriter

  • Ryozo Kasahara

Cinematographer

  • Jun Yasumoto

Language

  • Japanese
  • with English subtitles

Print Info

  • B&W
  • 35mm
  • 79 mins

Source

  • The Japan Foundation

Permission

  • Toho

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