6 Best Setsuko Hara Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 8, 2027

Drama thought provokingfeel good

Setsuko Hara became one of Japanese cinema’s most beloved actresses through her long collaboration with director Yasujiro Ozu, bringing a luminous warmth to stories of family and quiet sacrifice.

Tokyo Twilight (1957) 01

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

IMDb ★ 7.7

Two sisters confront the return of the mother who abandoned their family years earlier.

Sound of the Mountain (1954) 02

Sound of the Mountain (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A woman's troubled marriage draws closer scrutiny from her sympathetic, aging father-in-law.

Tokyo Story (1953) 03

Tokyo Story (1953)

IMDb ★ 8.2

Elderly parents visiting their grown children in the city find themselves quietly neglected.

Early Summer (1951) 04

Early Summer (1951)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A young woman's family pressures her toward an arranged marriage as she quietly makes her own choice.

Late Spring (1949) 05

Late Spring (1949)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A devoted daughter resists her father's gentle pressure to leave him and marry.

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) 06

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A sheltered professor's daughter is radicalized by political turmoil in prewar Japan.

Vlad Zakh

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