Japan Release: 1961
Running Time: 103 minutes

The End of Summer

小早川家の秋
[Kohayagawake no Aki]

Manbei Kohayagawa, head of a small brewing company, is the father to two daughters and one widowed daughter-in-law. Having children of their own, the Kohayagawa family is quite large. Manbei's eldest daughter, Fumiko, helps him run his business with her husband and son. Interested in making his daughters happy, Manbei works with his brother-in-law to find suitors for his youngest daughter and daughter-in-law. However, skeletons are let out of the closet. While trying to setup his daughters, the head of the small brewing company continues to see an old mistress named Sasaki Tsune. Sasaki has a daughter of her own, which might be Manbei's. As his trips to see Sasaki during the summer increase, his eldest daughter Fumiko finds out. She then attempts to confront her father about the truth...

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The End of Summer

Early Autumn
US Distributor: Toho (1962) / Time: 103 minutes

Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family
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Background and Trivia

• Takarazaka Eiga submitted the movie to the US copyright office on February 10th, 1989. The registration number was PA0000412971. The production was submitted with both its Romaji title, Kohayagawake no Aki, and its international title, The End of Summer.