Slideshow
EARLY SUMMER
Japan, 1951
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
With Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Chikage Awashima
Approx. 125 min. 35mm.
In Japanese with English subtitles
Setsuko Hara’s three-generational live-together family think they’ve got just the right marriage prospect for the independent, post-war woman, but, happy hanging out with her fellow single pals, she’s got ideas of her own. Kinema Junpo “Best One” winner.
Reviews
“Filled with character insight and implicit social criticism”
– Donald Richie