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Early Spring

1956 · 145 min

A quiet, patient study of a marriage drifting apart, observed with gentle sadness and everyday detail.

Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • work
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Written by
Yasujirō Ozu, Kōgo Noda
Starring
Chikage Awashima, Ryō Ikebe, Keiko Kishi, Teiji Takahashi, Chishū Ryū, So Yamamura, Haruko Sugimura, Takako Fujino
Music
Takanobu Saitō
Cinematography
Yûharu Atsuta
Runtime
145 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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