Early Spring

Early Spring

1956 · 145 min · JA · 7.5 (99 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Chikage Awashima, Ryō Ikebe, Keiko Kishi, Teiji Takahashi, Chishū Ryū, So Yamamura · Music Takanobu Saitō
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A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.

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A quiet, contemplative study of unspoken desires and the slow erosion of intimacy. It feels like a hushed conversation overheard, filled with the weight of everyday disappointments and the lingering ache of what might have been.

melancholicwistfulintrospectivesomberslow-burnOzu-esquedomestic realismquiet dramamarital ennuidisillusionmentsocietal expectationslonging
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tokyo, japanco-workers relationshipextramarital affairfailing marriagepost war japanhomewreckeradulterous husband
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