Early Spring (1956 film)
| Soshun | |||||
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Theatrical release poster. | |||||
| 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 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.
"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.