MOVIE · 1956
Early Spring
DramaRomance145 min
In postwar Japan, a young salaryman drifts through a stale marriage and office routine until an affair with a co-worker begins to unsettle his life at home. Ryô Ikebe is the dissatisfied husband at the center, while Chikage Awashima stands opposite him as a wife caught in the same worn-down relationship. Yasujiro Ozu frames the story through the rhythms of company life and domestic obligation, focusing on the pressures of the salaryman routine and the quiet distance that can open inside a marriage.
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