[English subtitles available]
Early Summer (麥秋, Bakushū) is a 1951 Japanese film by Yasujirō Ozu.
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In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons. Their only discontent is Noriko’s lack of a husband. Society is changing: she works, she has women friends who tease and argue, her brother sees her independence as impudence, she sees it as normal. When her boss suggests that she marry a 40-year-old bachelor who is his friend, all the members of her family press her to accept. Without seeking their advice, and to their chagrin, Noriko determines her own course of action.
Starring:
Setsuko Hara as Noriko
Chishū Ryū as Kōichi
Chikage Awashima as Aya Tamura
Kuniko Miyake as Fumiko