---
title: 'Early Spring (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yasujirō Ozu'
released: '1956-01-29'
runtime_minutes: 144
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/early-spring-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049784/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Early Spring (1956)

1956 · 144 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 早春

## Synopsis

Early Spring  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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yasujirō Ozu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasujiro-ozu)
- **Screenplay:** [Yasujirō Ozu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasujiro-ozu), [Kōgo Noda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kogo-noda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Takanobu Saitō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takanobu-saito)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yūharu Atsuta](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuharu-atsuta)

## Cast

- [Kuniko Miyake](https://cinepixo.com/people/kuniko-miyake)
- [Daisuke Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-kato)
- [Teiji Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/teiji-takahashi)
- [Keiko Kishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-kishi)
- [Chikage Awashima](https://cinepixo.com/people/chikage-awashima)
- [Haruko Sugimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruko-sugimura)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)
- [Sō Yamamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/so-yamamura)
- [Ryō Ikebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryo-ikebe)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/early-spring-1956
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