Early Summer (1951)
In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, Noriko's family press her into accepting, but when her widowed childhood friend Kenkichi returns to the neighborhood, she finds her heart leading in another direction.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1951-10-03
- Runtime:
- 125 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Top cast:
- Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Miyake, Ichirō Sugai, Chieko Higashiyama
- Original language:
- JA
- TMDB rating:
- 7.8/10 from 206 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.5/10