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A young boy in this film is grounded after he makes a mess painting his baseball bat, after which his adult cousin teases him for crying during the incident. A rare instance of camera movement in this film occurs as two central characters stroll down a sidewalk, before two separate individual shots when one of them instead chooses to walk on the unpaved road. (15[1])In this film, (-5[1])a woman’s aunt claims a man has a mouth like (*) Gary Cooper in an effort to introduce the two. This film’s protagonist is upset by her father’s enthusiastic greeting (10[1])of a woman at a Noh theater performance. In this film’s final scene, which takes place at a sake (10[1])bar, Shukichi admits that he never intended to marry Mrs. Miwa. For 10 points, name this film in which Noriko’s father convinces her to finally leave home and get married, (10[1])directed by Yasujiro Ozu. ■END■

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