Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Mamiya
Chishū Ryū
Koichi Mamiya
Chikage Awashima
Aya Tamura
Kuniko Miyake
Fumiko Mamiya
Ichirō Sugai
Shukichi Mamiya
Chieko Higashiyama
Shige Mamiya
Haruko Sugimura
Tami Yabe
Kuniko Igawa
Takako
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Kenkichi Yabe
Shūji Sano
Sotaro Satake
Toyo Takahashi
Nobu Tamura
Seiji Miyaguchi
Nishiwaki
Director & Crew
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
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Early Summer (1951) is available to stream on various platforms. You can also watch it online via our Watch Online button.
What is the TMDB rating of Early Summer?
It has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 219 votes.
Who directed Early Summer?
Early Summer was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and released in 1951.
How long is Early Summer?
Early Summer has a runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1951-10-03
- Status
- Released