The Approach of Autumn
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
- Year: 1960
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: TOHO
- Keyword: parent child relationship, slice of life, travel, school, fighting, grocery store
- Director: Mikio Naruse
- Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Yōsuke Natsuki, Chisako Hara, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu, Kenzaburo Osawa