EARLY SUMMER (1951)

YASUJIRO OZU

Drama Classics Art House Recommended

Cast

SETSUKO HARA CHISHU RYU CHIKAGE AWAJIMA KUNIKO MIYAKE ICHIRO SUGAI CHIEKO HIGASHIYAMA HARUKO SUGIMURA SHUJI SANO

Plot

The middle tale of Yasujiro Ozu's Noriko trilogy finds our central character attempting to define her identity as a modern woman still residing in a traditional society. Early Summer is an exquisitely rendered slice of human drama set amid the upheaval of an entire culture.