1970s

Autumn Interlude

A scene from Autumn Interlude. [Photo/Mtime]

Autumn Interlude is a 1976 Japanese drama directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi which depicts a sad love story between Setsuko Mizusawa and Tatsurou Yuuki during World War II.

The story is set in the summer of 1941, months before the Pacific War broke out. Setsuko is a daughter of a Japanese diplomat to Europe and she meets Tatsurou at a family gathering. Gradually, they fall in love. However, their happiness is accompanied by sorrow and departure. The Pacific War breaks out and Tatsurou joins the army, while Setsuko is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is arranged to marry another man by her parents.

On a snowy day before the army's expedition, the couple meet and promise each other to stay alive for future reunion. But soon after Tatsurou goes to war, Setsuko dies of tuberculosis.