If you loved Walk Cheerfully, try Early Spring

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Walk Cheerfully, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Early Spring is

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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