Early Spring

The film takes a humdrum suburban marriage and watches it wilt like a houseplant in need of sunlight. He drifts into someone else’s orbit while she politely arranges the curtains. It plants the seeds of quiet discontent and lets them grow.

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Yasujirō Ozu directed Early Spring in 1956. See Yasujirō Ozu's full filmography, where to start with Yasujirō Ozu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasujirō Ozu.

Early Spring was released in 1956 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 145 minutes.