Although there has been some dispute over the identity of the Noh play shown in the film, a French translation of Ozu and Noda's original script explicitly identifies the play as Kakitsubata, "nom d'une fleur" ("the name of a flower"). See Ozu and Noda, La fin du printemps, translated by Takenori Noumi [no date], p. 23, downloadable at http://www.01.246.ne.jp/~tnoumi/noumi1/books/lafinduprin.pdf.
Wood2000, p. 103 Wood, Robin (2000). "Late Spring [entry]". In Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (ed.). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Vol. 1 – Films. St. James Press. ISBN1-55862-450-3.
Geist, Kathe (1983). "West Looks East: The Influence of Yasujirō Ozu on Wim Wenders and Peter Handke". Art Journal. 43 (3): 235. doi:10.1080/00043249.1983.10792233.