Early Spring
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Early Spring (1956)

29/01/1956
Drama, Romance
2h 25m

Overview

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

  • Yasujirō OzuDirector, Screenplay
  • Kōgo NodaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    早春

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • tokyo, japan
  • co-workers relationship
  • extramarital affair
  • failing marriage
  • post war japan
  • homewrecker
  • adulterous husband

Top Billed Cast

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Masako Sugiyama

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Shôji Sugiyama

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Taizo Aoki

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Kiichi Onodera

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Yutaka Kawai

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Tamako Tamura

Takako Fujino

Terumi Aoki

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Sakamoto

Masami Taura

Masami Taura

Koichi Kitagawa

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