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Equinox Flower

1958 · 118 min · Director: Yasujirō Ozu ★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,534 ratings

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Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

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Equinox Flower (1958) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Love
  1. Humor30%
  2. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Relief
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Relief
Empathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorReliefEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidence22 %16 %2 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor29 %21 %3 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor32 %25 %1 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Humor33 %29 %0 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Humor35 %33 %0 %22 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor36 %31 %1 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Melancholy40 %24 %2 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension48 %15 %5 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Tension54 %10 %8 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Empathy50 %17 %6 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Humor43 %25 %5 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension42 %25 %6 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Humor48 %35 %9 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Humor54 %48 %14 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Humor54 %40 %14 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Empathy55 %26 %26 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Relief62 %22 %37 %42 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Melancholy57 %23 %26 %36 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Relief52 %34 %30 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Relief55 %43 %46 %39 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

SS
Shin Saburi

IA
Ineko Arima

YK
Yoshiko Kuga

YK
Yoshiko Kuga

Fumiko Mikami

KS
Keiji Sada

TT
Teiji Takahashi

MK
Miyuki Kuwano

CN
Chieko Naniwa

CN
Chieko Naniwa

Hatsu Sasaki

FY
Fujiko Yamamoto

FW
Fumio Watanabe

Ichiro Nagamura

NN
Nobuo Nakamura

Toshihiko Kawai

TT
Toyo Takahashi

Wakamatsu's Owner

RK
Ryuji Kita

Heinosuke Horie

MS
Mutsuko Sakura

Akemi

TN
Teruko Nagaoka

Maid

HT
Hisao Toake

Ryozo Soga

TS
Tsûsai Sugawara

Mr. Sugai

UE
Ureo Egawa

Schoolmate Nakanish

NT
Norikazu Takeda

Schoolmate Hayashi

Details

Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Written by
Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda, Ton Satomi
Type
Movies
Released
1958
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,534 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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