Early Summer
Early Summer

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In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons. Their only discontent is Noriko's lack of a husband. Society is changing: she works, she has women friends who tease and argue, her brother sees her independence as impudence, she sees it as normal. When her boss suggests that she marry a 40-year-old bachelor who is his friend, all the members of her family press ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Early Summer:

Setsuko Hara
Chishū Ryū
Chikage Awashima
Kuniko Miyake
Ichirō Sugai
Chieko Higashiyama

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In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons. Their only discontent is Noriko's lack of a husband. Society is changing: she works, she has women friends who tease and argue, her brother sees her independence as impudence, she sees it as normal. When her boss suggests that she marry a 40-year-old bachelor who is his friend, all the members of her family press her to accept. Without seeking their advice, and to their chagrin, Noriko determines her own course of action.

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Not Coming to a Theater Near You - 10/10 by Leo GoldsmithEarly Summer is the apotheosis of Ozu's investigations of domestic, geographical and emotional space.
Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonOzu's films fill me with such a profound sense of serenity and emotional richness that it makes me wonder why people rent or buy anyone else's movies.
Reno Gazette-Journal - 8/10 by Mark RobisonOzu newcomers will have trouble following the 19 characters, but fans will love it.
Classic Film and Television - 6/10 by Michael E. GrostRich look at romantic lives of everyday Japanese, with a profound lesbian subtext.
User Review - 10/10 by David Mso good! it's about people and time and families changing and it's oh so sad and poignant and beautiful! Old movies are the best
User Review - 10/10 by Hossein NJune 2010 - I find it hard to imagine any better family drama, any movie that can show the clash of different generations in a family and in the context of modernization so honestly and effectively. The character of Noriko is so fantastically played by Setsuko Hara (as in all the Ozu movies of this period) and describes the mentality of women of her generation. Her older brother and his wife on the other hand show a different mind set of the same generation. Then we have the grand parents who are also in their silences and unique way of mourning for their killed son exemplary for people of their own generation. Finally we have the naughty and rebellious kids who are phenomenal and bring so much to the movie by adding humor and showing what the society should expect in the next generation.
User Review - 10/10 by Ian FUgh! Can we say tragic?! Can we say sad?! Can we say wonderful?! I loved this and I can't even put it into words how great it is! Just look at the family portrait- that's how perfect it is! I feel sad talking about it! I LOVE Setsuko Hara!
User Review - 10/10 by Julian WIt seems bland on the surface, but this is an engrossing movie about a family and their daughter's marriage.
User Review - 10/10 by Christopher ORevisiting Ozu, as I do fairly frequently, is of course always a relief from current frenetic visual styles, as well as a bittersweet glimpse into a world quite gone - that of the traditional Japanese family. And this director's "less is more" approach to every facet of the business is always a vivid reminder of how vapid and self-congratulatory are the excessive gestures of, say, a Quentin Tarentino - whose work I will NOT be revisiting with any frequency at all.
User Review - 10/10 by Naoya KTrue masterpieces are those which don't let audiences check their watches but let them wish to share times with the characters forever, and this is definitely one of them.

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