Early Spring
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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Cast
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Chikage Awashima
Masako Sugiyama
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
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Ryō Ikebe
Shôji Sugiyama
Known for
Pale Flower
Battle in Outer Space
Keiko Kishi
Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish
Known for
The Makioka Sisters
The Yakuza
Teiji Takahashi
Taizo Aoki
Known for
The Ballad of Narayama
Tokyo Twilight
Chishū Ryū
Kiichi Onodera
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
So Yamamura
Yutaka Kawai
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Haruko Sugimura
Tamako Tamura
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Takako Fujino
Terumi Aoki
Also in
Monster with Twenty Faces
The Oil-Hell Murder
Daisuke Katō
Sakamoto
Known for
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Masami Taura
Koichi Kitagawa
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Kumeko Urabe
Shige Kitagawa
Known for
Ikiru
Hachiko
Kuniko Miyake
Yukiko Kawai
Known for
Tokyo Story
Good Morning
Yasujirō Ozu Director · Kōgo Noda Screenplay Takanobu Saitō Composer
First release January 29, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 早春
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
早春
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 29, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 8, 1992 · Premiere · Ozu retrospective, Max Linder, Paris (Visa CNC 80686)
August 1, 2018 · Theatrical · Restoration (Carlotta)
Germany
August 23, 1971 · TV · ZDF
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