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Early Summer (1951)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Yasujirō Ozu
Writer : Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu

Synopsis

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

Actors

Setsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Mamiya
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Koichi Mamiya
Chikage Awashima
Chikage Awashima
Aya Tamura
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Fumiko Mamiya
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Shukichi Mamiya
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Shige Mamiya
Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
Tami Yabe
Kuniko Igawa
Kuniko Igawa
Takako
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Kenkichi Yabe
Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Sotaro Satake
Toyo Takahashi
Toyo Takahashi
Nobu Tamura
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Nishiwaki
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Matsuko Shiga
Matsuko Shiga
Tomoka Hasebe
Tomoka Hasebe
Zen Murase
Zen Murase

Crews

Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Takeshi Yamamoto
Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer
Senji Itô
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Yûharu Atsuta
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Hamada
Tatsuo Hamada
Art Direction
Shôtarô Hashimoto
Shôtarô Hashimoto
Set Decoration
Taizô Saitô
Taizô Saitô
Costume Design
Kôzô Yamamoto
Kôzô Yamamoto
Assistant Director
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Assistant Director
Kintarô Yamamoto
Kintarô Yamamoto
Set Designer
Yoshisaburo Seno
Yoshisaburo Seno
Sound Recordist
Kōgo Noda
Kōgo Noda
Screenplay
Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu
Screenplay
Itsuo Takashita
Itsuo Takashita
Lighting Technician

Trailers and other movies

Early Summer | Trailer | Indiecinema

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