A patriarch navigates generational conflict over marriage autonomy, ultimately yielding to modern values through family pressure and personal reflection.
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Yasujirō Ozu
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