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Early Spring

1956 · 2h 25m · N/A Drama, Romance
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

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With subtle precision, Ozu shows how personal and national anxieties seep through infinite lives. Yet this impeccably acted movie is far from depressing, since the filmmaker stresses that mistakes aren't irreversible.

Nora Sayre, New York Times
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A casual yet meticulously detailed reconstruction of Japan's routinized white-collar milieu.

Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Fresh

A typically low-key domestic drama in Ozu's mournful, defeatist vein.

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