This week’s mystery movie has been the 1958 film “Equinox Flower.” Original story by Ton Santomi, screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu and Kogo Noda, produced by Shuzuo Yamauchi, cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta, music by Kojun Saito. Directed by Ozu.
Vincent Canby of the New York Times said (May 27, 1977):
“Equinox Flower”—a particularly inscrutable title even for this great Japanese director—is one of Ozu’s least dark comedies, which is not to say that it’s carefree, but, rather, that it’s gentle and amused in the way that it acknowledges time’s passage, the changing of values and the adjustments that must be made between generations.
The movie is available on DVD through Amazon.com.
Monday’s mystery woman has a glass of something foul. Or perhaps she was registering frustration because I had to go through five frame grabs before I found one that wasn’t on Google images.
Update: Monday’s guest says: “You may remember me from ‘Throne of Blood.’ ”
Update: This is Chieko Naniwa.
For Tuesday, our mystery guest is enjoying himself, and unlike yesterday’s mystery guest, he is drinking sake, rather than a glass of foul liquid.
Update: This is Ryuji Kita.
For Wednesday, our mystery guest says: “If you need a hint, check me in Google images.”
Update: This is Miyuki Kuwano.
Thursday’s mystery guest says: “If you need a hint, this movie was shown last Saturday at BAMFPA.”
Brain Trust roll call: Tucson Barbara (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mystery guest).
Update: This is Ineko Arima.
Friday’s mystery guest says: “This 1958 movie is the director’s first color film.”
Update: This is Shin Saburi.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery film and Thursday’s mystery guest), Benito (mystery movie), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Beachgal (mystery movie, Thursday’s mystery guest), Tucson Barbara (Thursday’s mystery guest) and LC (mystery movie).
ladailymirror.com 
Kenji Sahara
LikeLike
Interesting guess, but I’m afraid not….
LikeLike
Equinox Flower
Tues – Shin Saburi
Wed – Miyuki Kuwano
LikeLike
Tuesday is Teru Shimada in The House of Bamboo.
LikeLike
An interesting guess. But alas, no.
LikeLike
Ineko Arima today. You’re missing a + sign. You never added one yesterday, so it looks like there’s only 3 days of photos.
LikeLike
EQUINOX FLOWER. Kinuyo Tanaka Monday?
LikeLike
Equinox Flower. Not up on Ozu movies — too slow– and needed the clue. Went to old PFA location on Durant often.
LikeLike
Ineko Arima in “Equinox Flower.”
LikeLike
Monday: Kinuyo Tanaka
Tuesday: Shin Saburi
Wednesday: Miyuki Kuwano
LikeLike
The movie is Equinox Flower.
LikeLike
Thurs is Ineko Arima
LikeLike
Monday is Kinuyo Tanaka
LikeLike
Monday – Mutsuko Sakura
Thursday – Ineko Arima
LikeLike
Equinox Flower (Higanbana) 1958 ? Thanks for the hint, sorry don’t know to much about Japanese movies.
LikeLike
Shin Saburi today. There was a great silent film by Ozu that showed at the SFSFF this summer, I think it’s just come out on DVD. Many sly references to American films in it.
LikeLike
Equinox Flowerp
LikeLike
Friday is Shin Saburi
LikeLike
This would be Equinox Flower, Ozu’s first color film, 1958. I’m afraid I am not good with Japanese names other than a few of the more obvious actors.
LikeLike
Monday: Chieko Naniwa
Tuesday: Chishû Ryû
Friday: Shin Saburi
LikeLike
Monday – Chieko Naniwa
Friday – Shin Saburi
LikeLike
Monday. Kinuyo Tanaka.
LikeLike