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Early Summer (1951) [NR]

Featuring:
Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Chikage Awashima

Written by:
Kôgo Noda
Yasujirô Ozu

Directed by:
Yasujirô Ozu


Release Date:
October 3, 1951

Original Title:
麦秋

Alternate Titles:
Bakushû
Il tempo della mietitura (Inizio d'estate)
Inizio d'estate
Principios de verano
Também Fomos Felizes
Weizenherbst
Раннее лето
麥秋
맥추

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Shochiku

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: TP  NL: AL  US: NR 

Runtime: 125

Overview from TheMovieDB

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

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Overview from Open Movies

In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons. Their only discontent is Noriko's lack of a husband. Society is changing: she works, she has women friends who tease and argue, her brother sees her independence as impudence, she sees it as normal. When her boss suggests that she marry a 40-year-old bachelor who is his friend, all the members of her family press her to accept. Without seeking their advice, and to their chagrin, Noriko determines her own course of action.

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Rankings and Honors

Early Summer (1951) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Metacritic 94/100
Awards Won: 7 wins

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Production

Art Direction:
Tatsuo Hamada

Assistant Director:
Shōhei Imamura
Kôzô Yamamoto

Costume Design:
Taizô Saitô

Director:
Yasujirō Ozu

Director of Photography:
Yûharu Atsuta

Editor:
Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Lighting Technician:
Itsuo Takashita

Original Music Composer:
Senji Itô

Producer:
Takeshi Yamamoto

Screenplay:
Yasujirō Ozu
Kōgo Noda

Set Decoration:
Shôtarô Hashimoto

Set Designer:
Kintarô Yamamoto

Sound Recordist:
Yoshisaburo Seno

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