February 8, 2008
All bow before the three-headed God of Ryu, Hara and Ozu!
Chieko Higashiyama,
Chikage Awashima,
Chishu Ryu,
Haruko Sugimura,
Ichiro Sugai
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Writer/director Yasujiro Ozu combines two of his favorite themes--the culture clashes in modern Japan and the emergence of the independent Japanese woman--in Early Summer (Bakushu). Setsuko Hara plays...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
Stats: 92 reviews
Flixster Reviews (92)
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August 12, 2007Another great film by the master of family drama. The dissolution of the family is once again a major theme. Like in Late Spring, the great Setsuko Hara plays a single woman in her late twenties who is pressured by her family into marriage. Unlike Late Spring, Hara's character...( read more)
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February 25, 2008Ozu is a master and telling simple stories about family, one of my favourite subject matters. A great story of tradition and modern life that truly reflects Japan with it's traditional cultures vs being on the cutting edge.
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June 7, 2009Painfully beautiful, but somewhat dull-plotted Japanese 50's family drama from director Yasujiro Ozu, following a 28-year-old woman whose tight family is sent into worry as she starts looking to marry at such a late stage. Obviously not a story-line that can really hold two hours...( read more)
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