Early Spring Early Spring

A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

Chikage Awashima Takako Fujino Ryô Ikebe Daisuke Katô Keiko Kishi Kuniko Miyake Chishû Ryû Haruko Sugimura Teiji Takahashi Masami Taura Eijirô Tôno Kumeko Urabe Sô Yamamura

Shôchiku Eiga

drama

144 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • JayKay99

    Review by JayKay99 ★★★★

    It's interesting to watch a film where the arcs are all character emotion rather than contrived plot devices. Ozu is masterly at making reality cinematic.

  • MovieGenius

    Review by MovieGenius ★★½

    I detect the universality & subtle profundity here, and the camerawork & editing is top notch, but the narrative's revelations pass in such a slight fashion that I'm certain I'll forget EARLY SPRING by tomorrow.

    Reckon I'll try Ozu again in a couple decades; maybe then his sensibility will appeal to me.
    And perhaps by then I'll be able to sing along with the cast's moving Japanese rendition of "Auld Lang Syne."

  • JohnA

    Review by JohnA ★★★★½

    Once again Ozu slowly builds to a complex and emotionally satisfying conclusion, using a simple style that highlights relationships in families, the workplace, among friends, and between objects out in the world. The two leads are a bit more opaque than we find in many Ozu films, but that works amid their quietly contentious relationship. The final few scenes play out remarkably well. What a beautiful film.

  • boxcarbryce

    Review by boxcarbryce ★★★★★

    So far this has my favorite men-coming-home-drunk-horrifying-their-wives scenes from any Ozu film. I have many more to watch though.

  • Movietheater89

    Review by Movietheater89 ★★★★½ 2

    This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • jaska

    Review by jaska ★★★★★

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