Early Summer
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| Directed by | Yasujiro Ozu |
| Produced by | Takeshi Yamamoto |
| Written by | Kogo Noda Yasujiro Ozu |
| Starring | Setsuko Hara Chishu Ryu Chikage Awashima Kuniko Miyake |
| Music by | Senji Itō |
| Cinematography | Yuuharu Atsuta |
| Editing by | Yoshiyasu Hamamura |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 1951 |
| Running time | 125 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Early Summer (麦秋 Bakushū?) is a 1951 film by Yasujiro Ozu. Like most Ozu films, Early Summer deals with many issues ranging from communication problems between generations and the rising role of women in post-war Japan. The youngest generation is shown as spoiled brats, the middle generation is shown as one that either embraces or rejects change, and the oldest generation is shown as one that regrets change but realizes that it must happen.
Noriko lives contentedly in an extended family household that includes her parents and her brother's family, but an uncle's visit prompts the family to find her a husband.
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[edit] Cast
Setsuko Hara ... Noriko
Chishu Ryu ... Koichi
Chikage Awashima ... Aya Tamura
Kuniko Miyake ... Fumiko
Ichirô Sugai ... Shukichi
[edit] DVD release
In 2004, the Criterion Collection released with a new high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and new English subtitle translation. Also included were the original theatrical trailer, an audio commentary by Donald Richie, Ozu’s Films from Behind-the-Scenes, a conversation about Ozu and his working methods between child-actor and sound technician Kojiro Suematsu, assistant cameraman Takashi Kawamata, and Ozu producer Shizuo Yamanouchi, and essays by David Bordwell and Jim Jarmusch.
[edit] Further reading
- Classic Japanese Screenplays: Ozu Yasujiro's Early Summer translated by D.A. Rajakaruna. Simasahita Sankha Mudrana Silpiyo; (1997), ISBN 9559530003
- Ozu Yasujiro's Two Post-War Films: Late Spring, Early Summer translated by D.A. Rajakaruna. Godage International Publishers, (2006)
[edit] External links
- Criterion Collection essay by David Bordwell
- Early Summer at the Internet Movie Database
- Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.
- Early Summer (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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