Early Spring (1956)
With Chikage Awashima, Chishū Ryū, Ryō Ikebe, Daisuke Katō, Haruko Sugimura, Keiko Kishi, Teiji Takahashi, Sō Yamamura
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Early Spring (早春, Sōshun) is a 1956 Japanese film by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chikage Awashima, Ryō Ikebe and Keiko Kishi. It is about a married salaryman 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. The film also deals with the hardships of the salaryman lifestyle.
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