PG / Japanese / Drama / 145 min
Ozu's exceptional follow-up to his critically acclaimed Tokyo Story is a spellbinding lamentation of fractured hopes and dreams in post-war Japan. Set in the quintessentially humdrum world of salarymen, a discontented young white-collar worker - bored with his wife and his job - has a brief affair with the office flirt, and imperils his marriage.
“I wanted to show the life of a man with such a job — his happiness over graduation and finally becoming a member of society, his hopes for the future gradually dissolving, his realising that, even though he has worked for years, he has accomplished nothing ... I wanted to bring out what you might call the pathos of such a life” -- Ozu.
A sensitive tale woven in Ozu's signature formal beauty and timeless minimalism with a tinge of low-key sadness, Early Spring is touching, thoughtful, and filled with warmth and humour - making this your best, most unforgettable starting point to this great master's illustrious oeuvre.
| Director: Yasujirô Ozu |
| Cast: Chikage Awashima, Ryô Ikebe, Teiji Takahashi |
| Release Date: 27, January 2018 |