The Approach of Autumn
1960, Japanese. Directed by Mikio Naruse.
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mikio NaruseDirector
- Nobuko OtowaShigeko Fukatani
- Yōsuke NatsukiShotaro Yamada
- Chisako HaraHarue Yamada
- Daisuke KatōTomioka
- Seizaburō KawazuAsao
- Kenzaburo OsawaHideo Fukatani
- Futaba IchikiJunko Mishima
- Kamatari FujiwaraTsunekichi Yamada
- Natsuko KaharaSakae Yamada
- Kin SugaiThe Aunt
- Murasaki FujimaNaoya Mishima
- Teruko MitaMasako
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1960
- Original title
- 秋立ちぬ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōzō Kasahara
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The Approach of Autumn runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Which OTT platform is The Approach of Autumn on?
The Approach of Autumn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1960. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Approach of Autumn?
If you liked The Approach of Autumn, try The Greening of Whitney Brown, Call Me Chihiro, Boyhood.
Who directed The Approach of Autumn?
The Approach of Autumn (1960) was directed by Mikio Naruse and stars Nobuko Otowa, Yōsuke Natsuki, Chisako Hara.