Early Summer
In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons. Their only discontent is Noriko's lack of a husband. Society is changing: she works, she has women friends who tease and argue, her brother sees her independence as impudence, she sees it as normal. When her boss suggests that she marry a 40-year-old bachelor who is his friend, all the members of her family press her to accept. Without seeking their advice, and to their chagrin, Noriko determines her own course of action. —<[email protected]>
Genre: Drama
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Actors: Chieko Higashiyama, Chikage Awashima, Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Ichirō Sugai, Kuniko Miyake, Setsuko Hara
Country: Japan