Is Early Summer violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Early Summer scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Early Summer easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Early Summer end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Early Summer

Name: Early Summer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Miyake, Ichirō Sugai

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Produced by Shochiku, Shochiku Ofuna Film Studio

1951125 min7.9 / 10

A tender, observational portrait of a woman navigating family pressure, tradition, and her own desires in postwar Tokyo, where the conflict between personal autonomy and familial duty unfolds with quiet emotional complexity.

In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, Noriko's family press her into accepting, but when her widowed childhood friend Kenkichi returns to the neighborhood, she finds her heart leading in another direction.

Clusters

Long-Distance Love Stories East Asian History & Culture Games And Gambling Weddings and Marriage Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Marriage Proposal Family Relationships Matchmaking Tokyo, Japan Post World War Ii Post War Japan Family Issues Unmarried Woman

Questions people ask

Is Early Summer violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Early Summer scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Early Summer easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does Early Summer end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Early Summer sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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