February 8, 2008
All bow before the three-headed God of Ryu, Hara and Ozu!
Setsuko Hara,
Chishu Ryu,
Chikage Awashima,
Kuniko Miyake,
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
DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
Stats: 116 reviews
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February 14, 2011In Late spring you see a Japan that is nearing it's end, in Early Summer you start to see a new Japan, a new way of thinking, a new way of living. This is shown through the cultural clashes and the western influences on the role of the woman. What Early Summer achieves the most t... read more
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February 25, 2005[font=Century Gothic][color=darkorchid]"Early Summer" is a Japanese film from 1951. It is about Noriko, who is a young woman with a stable extended family, lots of friends and a good job. She seems to be very happy but everybody within a thirty mile radius worries because she i... 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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April 26, 2012True masterpieces are those which don't let audiences check their watches but let them wish to share times with the characters forever, and this is definitely one of them.
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July 23, 2010June 2010 - I find it hard to imagine any better family drama, any movie that can show the clash of different generations in a family and in the context of modernization so honestly and effectively. The character of Noriko is so fantastically played by Setsuko Hara (as in all th... read more
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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
Critic Reviews
January 10, 2004
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
August 23, 2010
Anton Bitel, Little White Lies
in keeping with the shift in seasons, there is a comic lightness to the proceedings - even if, as the film draws towards its conclusion, we become increasingly aware of autumn's chilly approach. Full Review
April 2, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The usual Yasujiro Ozu masterpiece about the clash in family life over traditional and modern values in postwar Japan. Full Review
September 6, 2004
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Ozu's films fill me with such a profound sense of serenity and emotional richness that it makes me wonder why people rent or buy anyone else's movies. Full Review
August 3, 2004
Leo Goldsmith, Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Early Summer is the apotheosis of Ozu's investigations of domestic, geographical and emotional space. Full Review
July 26, 2004
Jake Euker, Filmcritic.com
the perfect vehicle for chronicling the small pleasures and disappointments that comprise the bigger enterprise of life Full Review
July 22, 2004
Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal
Ozu newcomers will have trouble following the 19 characters, but fans will love it.
July 23, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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August 22, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
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