Setsuko Hara was a Japanese actress. Though best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring (1949) and Tokyo Story (1953), she had already appeared in 67 films before working with Ozu.
Setsuko Hara in Late Spring in 1949
Kiyo Kuroda (left) and Setsuko Hara (right) in Atami, Shizuoka in 1936 (the July 1936 issue of Nikkatsu Gahō)
in Atarashiki Tsuchi (1937)
in Late Spring (1949)
Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s.
The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are family and marriage, and especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).
Ozu in 1951
Yasujiro Ozu in Dragnet Girl 1933
Ozu's grave at Engaku-ji, Kamakura in 2018
Ozu during a film shoot