Early Spring

1956 2h 25m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 99

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chikage Awashima
Masako Sugiyama
Ryō Ikebe
Shôji Sugiyama
Keiko Kishi
Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
Teiji Takahashi
Taizo Aoki
Chishū Ryū
Kiichi Onodera
So Yamamura
Yutaka Kawai
Haruko Sugimura
Tamako Tamura
Takako Fujino
Terumi Aoki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takanobu Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Chikage Awashima and Ryō Ikebe and Keiko Kishi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Yûharu Atsuta behind the camera. Takanobu Saitō scores. Yoshiyasu Hamamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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170 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Yûharu Atsuta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takanobu Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshiyasu Hamamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chikage Awashima and Ryō Ikebe and Keiko Kishi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0049784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.