Movie
Early Spring
19562h 25m7.5 / 10
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
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Checked Jul 24, 2026
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Synopsis
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
More about Early Spring
Cast
Chikage AwashimaMasako Sugiyama
Ryō IkebeShôji Sugiyama
Keiko KishiChiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
Teiji TakahashiTaizo Aoki
Chishū RyūKiichi Onodera
So YamamuraYutaka Kawai
Haruko SugimuraTamako TamuraTakako FujinoTerumi Aoki
Credits
- Directed by
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Written by
- Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 早春
Production
ShochikuJapan
Themes
adulterous husbandco-workers relationshipextramarital affairfailing marriagehomewreckerpost war japantokyo, japan
