Early Spring (1956 film)
| Soshun | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 早春 | ||||
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| Directed by | Yasujirō Ozu | ||||
| Written by | Kōgo Noda Yasujirō Ozu | ||||
| Produced by | Shizuo Yamanouchi | ||||
| Starring | Chikage Awashima Ryō Ikebe Keiko Kishi | ||||
| Cinematography | Yuharu Atsuta | ||||
| Edited by | Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||||
| Music by | Kojun Saitō | ||||
| Distributed by | Shochiku | ||||
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Running time | 144 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Early Spring (早春, Sōshun) is a 1956 film by Yasujirō Ozu about a married salaryman (Ryō Ikebe) who escapes the monotony of married life and his work at a fire brick manufacturing company by beginning an affair with a fellow office worker (Keiko Kishi). The film also deals with the hardships of the salaryman lifestyle. "I wanted," Ozu said, "to portray what you might call the pathos of the white-collar life."
With a runtime of 144 minutes, Early Spring is Ozu's longest surviving film, and his penultimate shot in black and white.